Opinion: Amid the tragic attacks in Sri Lanka, the region's growing economy offers much needed hope

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Opinion: Amid the tragic attacks in Sri Lanka, the region's growing economy offers much needed hope
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We tend to forget that a recent economic revolution has swept across almost all the emerging world, a revolution that is continuing right now – and Sri Lanka is part of that

Security forces inspect the scene of a bombing at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lankan capital ColomboAFP/GettyA woman is helped near St Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday 21 April 2019. At least 130 people were killed and more than 500 hospitalised after near-simultaneous explosions hit three hotels and three churches on Easter Sunday.

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