Countries that had stable economy over the years started to suffer out of the pandemic. Continued by the war have caused a big impact over different country's economy. With perfect plans many countries have overcome it and were on the edge. Even the grown countries suffered big out of it. Slowly one by one getting exploded. Initially Sri Lanka have got exploded and now it is said that Pakistan is in a very critical situation.
Stronger economies can withstand the impact for a longer duration. In countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the economy was in a perilous situation to begin with. And the sudden hike in oil and gas prices resulted in economic meltdown. As the war continues well in to the winter, we will see similar meltdowns from many other countries. Already inflation is in double-digits in many of the Eurozone nations. Citizens are fed up with sky high energy bills. To complicate things further, manufacturing units are closing down due to the shortage of natural gas.
Indeed, Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is experiencing its worst economic crisis since 1948, when the country got out of British control. There is not enough fuel, which the state cannot buy due to rising prices on the world market and the lack of necessary funds. Last week, authorities banned the sale of fuel for all means of transportation except public transport. The country's external debt is more than $50 billion, and there is no more currency in the state reserve. Last month, inflation in the country exceeded 50%, according to the BBC.
The UN states that Sri Lanka is experiencing a "desperate humanitarian crisis." Schools are closed, cancer treatment and other routine medical procedures have been halted, and many families are struggling to get one meal a day.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, in the first half of last year, trade between Ukraine and Sri Lanka amounted to $28.5 million. The basis of Ukraine's exports to the island was agricultural products - vegetables, grains, oilseeds.
Naturally, after the blocking of Ukrainian ports by Russia, the export of Ukrainian products ceased. A month ago, Sri Lanka changed its prime minister. Ranil Wikramasinghe began to negotiate with non-state structures of the Russian Federation in order to buy oil and grain there. In an interview with AP, he said that they are forced to take this step because they believe that the crisis with Ukraine will drag on until 2024. Apparently, the deal never went through.
So the food riots started there. This morning in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, thousands of protesters broke through the police and entered the presidential residence. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the residence on Friday and, according to some reports, is trying to fly out of Colombo. The prime minister of the country himself resigned. More than 50 wounded, including policemen, have been admitted to hospitals in Sri Lanka. It is not yet known how this will all end.