Sri Lanka seeks upto US$3.5 b loan from Japan

Sri Lanka’s debt-ridden government is now negotiating a fresh financial relief package from Japan amounting to between $2billion and $3.5 billion similar to Indian assistance of US$ 900 million granted to Sri Lanka recently, with the aim of overcoming the current economic crisis

Sunday Times

2022-01-16

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Government introduces new expenditure and relief t...

On 05 December 2024, the government presented supplementary estimates totalling LKR 219.4 billion for the year, which was not included in the original 2024 budget. Supplementary allocations are typically introduced to address unforeseen emer...

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SL exits ’Restricted Default’ rating

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