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Freeing the Balance Sheets of Banks: Sri Lanka needs an AMC

Economic Transformation Act's 2.3% Primary Balance Target: Can Sri Lanka Succeed Where It Has Only Once in 74 Years?

Economic Policies in an Election Year: Suggested Priorities

Economic Policies in an Election Year: Some Inconvenient Arithmetic - Part I

For Sri Lanka, A Governance-Linked Bond Might Just Be The Ticket

Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability

Exceptionalism of Domestic Debt Restructuring in Sri Lanka

The EPF is the Single Largest Holder of Government Treasury Bonds

Calculating the Loss to the EPF from Proposed DDR

Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston Churchill

Restructuring Domestic Debt Must be Credible, Fast, Comprehensive

How Long Did Sri Lanka Take to Secure its Board Level Agreement

Debt Digest - March 2023

Domestic Debt Restructuring

Average Time Taken to Restructure Debt

Sharing the cost of the crisis: The need to restructure domestic debt together with an ‘Asset Management Company’

Reports

Verité Research Debt Update Issue 4

The Desirability of Domestic Debt Restructuring

PF Wire

IMF review for Sri Lanka delayed

Debt burden set to shrink by 2032

Debt deal could lead to future defaults: Expert

Debt restructuring deal to reduce debt stock

International bondholders give SL mid-September ultimatum

SL urged to reassess debt plan and strengthen governance

IMF advises spending restraint in 2025 budget

SL is closer to rating agencies’ determination on solvency status: CB

SL still few more steps away from celebrating debt restructuring success

SL should not have major issues in shaking off current default status: Experts

IMF still assessing bondholder deal

Salary increase for striking public servants would require VAT hike: Treasury Secretary

No immediate impact on nominal debt stock via restructuring: Finance Min.

SL concludes debt restructuring agreements

CBSL predicts positive economic growth this year

Sri Lanka to begin second round of talks with ISB holders: report

Optimism grows for SL’s bankruptcy exit

IMF approves Sri Lanka review, calls for monetary policy for stability

Concluding debt restructuring sooner than later critical for SL: Katsuki

SL needs to bring down debt below IMF target

Wall Street targets bad governance in Sri Lanka with Bond deal

Proposed NY legislation to delay restructuring

Sri Lanka to sign debt restructuring MoU with bilateral creditors before IMF review next month

Sri Lanka expects talks with bondholders ‘very soon’: Minister

Strong performance under IMF prog.

Rupee expected to dip to Rs.310-320 range later this year: FCR

Must continue raising taxes to stay in IMF prog.

Central Bank advises businesses to grasp current exchange rate mechanism

Lanka likely to achieve debt restructuring resolution by June 2024

SL likely to see minimum one notch upgrade in sovereign credit ratings

Govt. to finalise foreign debt restructuring by June; reduce outstanding by $ 17 b

Sri Lanka rupee not seen to be volatile in future: CB Governor

Tight fiscal expected even after successful debt restructuring

CBSL forecasts economy to grow by 3% in 2024

IMF official: Sri Lanka’s road ahead is challenging, critical to keep up with reform momentum

Sri Lanka’s debt negotiations stall over GDP growth projections and repayment terms – Nishan de Mel

Eyeing Green Bonds, Sri Lanka State FinMin takes part at WB Biodiversity Financing forum

Recovery at stake as deal with bondholders delays: Economists

DEBT RESTRUCTURING: SL could still face foreign debt stock above 70% of GDP

Sri Lanka Shows Signs of Recovery but Must Maintain Reform Momentum

Sri Lanka's debt repayments to be suspended until 2028

IMF says “strong expectation” on Sri Lanka deal with private creditors

Sri Lanka anticipates third IMF EFF installment by June: official

World Bank raises Sri Lanka's growth forecast to 2.2% for 2024

Sri Lanka offers fresh debt plan to bondholders amid Hamilton case extension hopes

Sri Lanka private creditors said to be frustrated over lack of progress

IMF expects Sri Lanka to reach private creditor deal by next review

Wrapping up Sri Lanka external debt deals critical, property tax needed: IMF

Sri Lanka hopes to declare out of bankruptcy by Q1 2024: Minister

ADB, World Bank leads as Sri Lanka gets US$1.5bn in loans in 2023

Budget 2024: Pragmatic Implementation & Timely Execution Will be Key, says CCC

Sri Lanka’s 2024 budget to see new welfare, revenue goals amid political concerns

IMF reaches agreement on First Review of Sri Lanka’s EFF; 2nd tranche to be released

Sri Lanka central bank converts provisional advances to bills, bills to bonds in DDR

Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘RD’

Understanding DDR and its potential impact

Bonds held by pension funds likely to be restructured; banks excluded

Lanka to restructure bilateral loans amounting to $10.81 bn

Debt restructuring : Sri Lanka requests China to be more accommodative

Japan, UK closely coordinating Lanka’s debt restructuring plan

India first to formally notify IMF assurance and support to Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring

Sri Lanka gets first response from China over debt restructuring

StanChart says debt restructuring could involve rupee debt

World Bank: Debt restructuring and implementation of deep reforms critical for Lanka’s economic stabilization

IMF disbursements soon after debt restructure

Sri Lanka and IMF reach deal for US$2.9bn program

IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring

Sri Lanka, IMF make ‘significant progress’ to staff level deal

More than 30 of Sri Lanka’s bondholders launch formal group for debt talks

Debt restructuring teams likely to receive Cabinet nod this week

" Technical negotiation with IMF started; RFPs to be called to appoint advisors for debt restructuring"