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Sri Lanka reaches debt-restructuring agreement

October 5, 2024 admin

During the two days of talks with the IMF authorities, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reiterated Sri Lanka’s position that some of the rigid IMF conditions must be watered down to grant relief to the public. | Photo Credit: AFP The Sri Lankan government has announced a long-delayed debt restructuring agreement with its sovereign bondholders, in…

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New Sri Lanka President’s India-China Plans

September 25, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Anura Kumara Dissanayake – Sri Lanka’s new Marxist President – has said he wants to avoid being “sandwiched” between India and China but recognises each as a “valued partner”, as he tries to resolve a financial crisis that has roiled his country since 2019 and led to a sovereign default in April 2022….

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