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Some of Sri Lanka’s official creditors are advocating for a debt restructuring agreement that excludes China, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (28.) This move, if successful, could have implications for how wealthier nations handle financial stress in developing economies. The proposal involves major creditors, including the US, Japan, and India, signing a memorandum of understanding with [...
- Info about USD 4.2 bn debt deal with China shared with other creditors – CBSL Chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Sri Lanka creditors seeking debt restructuring deal without China - Bloomberg (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confident of meeting conditions for IMF funding soon (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says 2.9bn loan bailout for Sri Lanka tied to debt relief from bilateral creditors (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has been facing a severe economic crisis since the beginning of 2021 and was trying to cushion the effect of the financial instability by seeking help from almost all friendly countries. Sri Lanka sought the intervention of the good offices of the political hierarchy of Bangladesh and Pakistan, apart from India, for much-needed […]
- China assures will not harm Sri Lanka’s interests (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- by Arundathie Abeysinghe U.S., Japan, India and Australia ready to intervene to prevent Sri Lank... (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s attitude puzzles Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Last week’s My View talked about six popular fallacies of currency or exchange rate appreciation which both the authorities and the public have tended to harbour in themselves. Of them, the following three were discussed in detail: Fallacy One: The government can fix the external value of a currency at any level it wishes. Fallacy ...
- Appreciating the exchange rate to create prosperity (Category: Business)
- External value of the rupee: Market driven or Central Bank driven? (Category: Business)
- Appreciating exchange rates: Not a boon always (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka swims against Asian currency depreciation tide (Category: Business)
Gives comprehensive address highlighting issues of developing countries Shoots down discriminatory practices by developed countries Outlines post-war development, reiterates stance against terrorism Backs Palestine, Cuba and Africa By Nisthar Cassim in New York In his much-anticipated address to the UN, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday took a comprehensive local, regional and world view, with...
- CB releases full details on new laws to curb terrorism funding and money laundering (Category: Business)
- LTTE was engaged in the drug trade to finance itself – Kohona (Category: Business)
- Lankan envoy in US hosts National Press Club’s Intl. Correspondents (Category: Business)
By Dinali Goonewardene As stock markets the world over strongly slid downwards on fears of slowing economic growth, foreigners took their money out of the Colombo stock market yesterday, contributing to a seven-week low. Foreign sales were Rs. 70 million and net foreign outflows Rs. 21.8 million, albeit a relatively low component of total turnover. ...
- Blue Chips attract more foreign buying (Category: Business)
- Market moves up marginally (Category: Business)
- Asia Asset Finance soars on debut (Category: Business)
- Market rebounds as sentiment improves (Category: Business)
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