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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TopicSri Lanka debt

Topic: Sri Lanka debt

Sri Lanka finalises key debt restructuring deal with bilateral lenders, India plays critical role

Sri Lanka owes over $10 billion to its bilateral lenders, shows govt data. China, though not part of Official Creditors Committee, agrees to 'same terms' for debt it's owed by Colombo.

Sri Lankan president Wickremesinghe visits India, hopes to strengthen economic ties

Infrastructure, energy, and debt restructuring are on the agenda on his first trip to India since he took over as the president a year ago.

IMF bailout only became possible due to Indian support, says Sri Lankan envoy Moragoda

In an interaction with ThePrint team, High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda discussed topics including Sri Lanka's economic crisis and the need for a 'strategic partnership' with India.

Japan, France, India to launch platform to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka debt

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said it would be ‘very nice’ if China were to join effort. He was speaking at news conference after G7 finance leaders' meet on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka to keep ‘middle-income’ status but seek concessional loans from World Bank

The Presidential office said that while the status change to 'low income country' won't happen, they will request eligibility for loans offered by International Development Association.

Debt sustainability, public support — Lanka President Wickremesinghe has a lot to prove to IMF

Wickremesinghe administration plans to submit a debt restructuring report to IMF by Aug. Showing it can repay debts & that it has the 'longevity to lead the country' will be key.

China’s failing white elephant projects in Sri Lanka have lessons for India

Five years after it acquired Hambantota, China is learning cash has bought neither profit nor power in Sri Lanka.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.