India to provide additional US$ 500mn for fuel

India will provide an additional US$ 500 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka for it to buy fuel, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister told reporters on Wednesday, adding Bangladesh was also willing to postpone a US$ 450 million in swap repayments.

Daily Mirror

2022-04-22

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