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Papageorgiou highlighted a recent credit rating upgrade by Fitch as a step in the right direction
Despite US Federal Reserve raising flags on suspicious activity and JP Morgan issuing fraud alerts, Treasury transferred
"Sluggish growth" could derail Sri Lanka's path to recovery, a report by First Capital Research warns.
Addressing concerns over the 2.5 million dollar fraudulent debt repayment
Delay in national carrier's debt restructuring had weighed on country's credit rating
Sri Lanka is scheduled to resume debt repayment in April 2028
Sri Lanka has already inked debt restructuring deals with China, India, France, and Japan
Germany has agreed to extend a debt relief measure by rescheduling the outstanding debts.
SriLankan announced 15 percent haircut, exchange for cash and a 4% amortizing government bond
Sri Lanka has already completed bilateral debt restructuring with India and China
Implementation letters with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), Bpifrance Assurance Export and the Banque de Fr
The deals were signed on March 25 and April 3 this year.
New govt has already drafted State Commercial Enterprises Management Draft Bill
Sri Lanka has finalized bilateral debt restructuring, but has to conclude with signing the deals
Despite efforts by last government, no SOE has been restructured so far.
Tibet has been under the control of China since 1951, with a government in exile
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka's debt structuring deal is dragged amid elections
Focus on implementing debt restructuring process, particularly in response to legal challenge by Hamilton Reserve Bank
NPP has become populour among rural and grass root level voters
Sri Lanka's ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa unilaterally canceled LRT in 2021
Sri Lanka has committed to SOE restructuring in return for IMF loan after debt default
Sri Lanka's bilateral debt restructuring deal will gradually help people, not immediately
Sri Lanka reached US$10 bn bilateral debt restructuring deal last week
Debt restructuring debate likely after July 9
Sri Lanka reached debt restructuring deal with bilateral creditors last week
India is in discussion for renewable energy, connectivity projects with Sri Lanka
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