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Debt Restructuring

Sri Lanka on track for international capital market access by 2027, IMF says

Papageorgiou highlighted a recent credit rating upgrade by Fitch as a step in the right direction

September 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Parliament debates $2.5mn Treasury fraud

Despite US Federal Reserve raising flags on suspicious activity and JP Morgan issuing fraud alerts, Treasury transferred

August 6, 2026 6 min read

Sri Lanka at cross-roads as Jamaican debt lessons loom, report warns

"Sluggish growth" could derail Sri Lanka's path to recovery, a report by First Capital Research warns.

May 15, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka central bank not responsible for verifying debt payment instructions: Chief

Addressing concerns over the 2.5 million dollar fraudulent debt repayment

May 13, 2026 2 min read
SriLankan Airlines swaps defaulted bonds successfully in restructuring US$175mn debt

Delay in national carrier's debt restructuring had weighed on country's credit rating

Sri Lanka CB chief assures no threat of another sovereign debt restructuring

Sri Lanka is scheduled to resume debt repayment in April 2028

Sri Lanka secures bilateral debt relief deal with Belgium’s Credendo

Sri Lanka has already inked debt restructuring deals with China, India, France, and Japan

January 28, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka signs agreement with Germany to restructure 188mn euro debt

Germany has agreed to extend a debt relief measure by rescheduling the outstanding debts.

January 15, 2026 1 min read

OCC agrees to SriLankan Airlines’ debt restructuring proposal: Treasury Sec

SriLankan announced 15 percent haircut, exchange for cash and a 4% amortizing government bond

December 19, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka signs $39mn bilateral debt restructuring deal with Australia

Sri Lanka has already completed bilateral debt restructuring with India and China

October 27, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka restructures French debt, suspended and new projects to start

Implementation letters with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), Bpifrance Assurance Export and the Banque de Fr

July 28, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka says signed $930.8 mln debt restructuring deal with Indian EXIM Bank

The deals were signed on March 25 and April 3 this year.

May 15, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka appoints panel to review bill to depoliticize commercial SOEs

New govt has already drafted State Commercial Enterprises Management Draft Bill

April 29, 2025 3 min read

More Sri Lanka debt deals wrapped up 'very soon': India Foreign Secy

Sri Lanka has finalized bilateral debt restructuring, but has to conclude with signing the deals

March 29, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka in discussion with IMF on SOE restructuring; says privatization is not first option

Despite efforts by last government, no SOE has been restructured so far.

January 1, 2025 3 min read

Will Tibetans be led by a Reincarnated Dalai Lama, or One Picked by China?

Tibet has been under the control of China since 1951, with a government in exile

December 1, 2024 4 min read
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Sri Lanka President says to complete debt restructuring by December 2024

Sri Lanka's debt structuring deal is dragged amid elections

November 11, 2024 2 min read
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Sri Lanka should focus on debt restructure, legal challenge by Hamilton Reserve: former minister

Focus on implementing debt restructuring process, particularly in response to legal challenge by Hamilton Reserve Bank

October 16, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Marxists-led NPP’s manifesto "recipe for disaster": Foreign Minister

NPP has become populour among rural and grass root level voters

August 28, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s canceled Japan-funded LRT could be “possible future project”: Japanese envoy

Sri Lanka's ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa unilaterally canceled LRT in 2021

Shihar Aneez
July 24, 2024 2 min read

“Huge responsibility” delays Sri Lanka’s SOE restructuring: State FinMin

Sri Lanka has committed to SOE restructuring in return for IMF loan after debt default

July 19, 2024 3 min read

EXPLAINER: Sri Lanka’s deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors

Sri Lanka's bilateral debt restructuring deal will gradually help people, not immediately

July 2, 2024 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s bilateral debt restructuring deal concluded; admin issues remain: State FinMin

Sri Lanka reached US$10 bn bilateral debt restructuring deal last week

July 2, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka cancels parliament debt debate amid criticism, leader’s death

Debt restructuring debate likely after July 9

July 1, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to renegotiate cancelled bilateral loan projects after debt restructuring deal

Sri Lanka reached debt restructuring deal with bilateral creditors last week

July 1, 2024 2 min read

India pledges continuous backing for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

India is in discussion for renewable energy, connectivity projects with Sri Lanka

June 27, 2024 2 min read
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