Sri Lanka in talks with India for USD 500 Mn credit line for oil: Jayasundera

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Sri Lanka in talks with India for USD 500 Mn credit line for oil: Jayasundera

Sri Lanka is in discussion with the Indian government for a 500 million US dollar credit line to buy fuel to and delay payments, President’s Secretary P B Jayasundera said.

https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-in-talks-with-india-for-500mn-credit-line-for-oil-jayasundera-86443/

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2021-09-24

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