economic crisis

Public Sector Strike Will Be Extended

The Lebanese public administration, which has been on strike since January 30, decided to extend its protest until February 23. In a press release, the Civil Servants League denounced “the disparate policy adopted by the government since the beginning of the financial and economic crisis, and its obstinacy in restricting the rights of civil ...

Sri Lanka Announce First Elections Since Economic Crisis

Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday. The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the island ...