How political paralysis in Sri Lanka delays bank reform

Sri Lanka’s messy politics hampers higher economic growth and the reform of state-owned banks.

Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and his junior coalition partner, president Maithripala Siresena, took a drubbing in local elections against a party backed by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in February.

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