Sri Lanka’s Crisis Shows How Debt Is Devouring the Global South

Sri Lanka’s crisis shows how debt is devouring the Global South

From Africa to Asia to Latin America, billions go hungry while creditors profit.

The Myth Of Ranil Wickremesinghe As The “Saviour” Of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis - Colombo Telegraph

By Roshan Pussewela – In Sri Lanka’s post-crisis political narrative, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is increasingly portrayed as the man who single-handedly rescued the country from its economic meltdown. Supporters frame him as the technocrat-statesman who steered the nation away from collapse, while international observers often echo the same sentiment. Yet, this narrative, repeated often enough to become political currency, masks the reality…