Sri Lanka to shut German consulate to save on foreign reserves

Overseas missions in Nigeria and Cyprus also on temporary chopping block

A street market in Colombo: Sri Lanka's foreign reserves have been depleted as tourism revenue shrank amid the pandemic. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writersDecember 30, 2021 02:31 JST | Sri Lanka

NEW YORK -- Sri Lanka will temporarily close three overseas missions from Friday in a bid to cut spending and conserve its foreign reserves.

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