Sri Lanka announces five-day bank holiday

Sri Lanka’s government announced a five-day bank holiday starting on Thursday. The move is aimed at restructuring the country’s debts. Host Marco Werman speaks with Shanta Devarajan, a Sri Lanka economist, about whether this move will help to restructure the country’s debts and meet the conditions set by the IMF for a bailout. 

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