Sri Lanka's New Finance Minister Quits After One Day

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: "Whilst I regret the inconvenience caused, I believe I have always acted in the best interests of the country," a statement from one-day-long Finance Minister Ali Sabry said.

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Sri Lanka Crisis: Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed.

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, resigned on Tuesday a day after being sworn in, amid growing public unrest over a worsening economic crisis.

"I hereby tender my resignation from the post of Minister of Finance with immediate effect," Sabry said in a letter to the president, seen by Reuters.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Sabry on Monday after dissolving his cabinet and dropping his brother, Basil Rajapaksa, who previously served as finance minister.

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