Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, are among the top ten least liveable cities in the Asia-Pacific region as per the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (The EIU) Global Liveability Ranking
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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