World’s riskiest markets stumble into crisis


COLOMBO: Hospitals are delaying surgery in Sri Lanka. International flights are being suspended in Nigeria and car factories are closing down in Pakistan.

In some of the world’s most vulnerable developing nations, the situations on the ground are dire. Shortages of US dollars are crimping access to everything from raw materials to medicine.

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