Sri Lankan leader appeals for patience amid economic crisis
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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday appealed for patience amid the country's worst economic crisis but promised brighter times ahead.President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in a policy speech after inaugurating a new parliamentary session that he had been forced to make unpopular decisions to salvage the country's finances, including by implementing measures such as higher taxes.
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