Sri Lankan drivers queue to fill up in wake of Iran turmoil
Gulf Times
Sri Lankan drivers queue to fill up in wake of Iran turmoil
Long queues formed at fuel stations across Sri Lanka Monday as the conflict in Iran fed fears of oil âshortages in the island nation, which is âstill recovering from a âdeep financial crisis. The nation of 22mn âpeople is â clawing its âway back from a crisis âbrought about by a record shortfall of dollars in â 2022, supported by a $2.9bn loan programme from the International Monetary Fund. At the height of its problems Sri Lanka faced a massive fuel shortage for months that sparked huge protests and the eventual ousting of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July 2022.
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