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Debt Restructuring

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
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 leader asks for mandate after bilateral debt deal signed

Sri Lanka is yet to finalise debt restructuring with private creditors

June 26, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka signs US$4.2bn Chinese debt deal

Sri Lanka is yet to reach a deal with private, commercial creditors

June 26, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka reaches final agreement with Chinese EXIM Bank debt: State FinMin

China's debt restructuring negotiations have taken longer time than expected

June 26, 2024 1 min read

Japan to resume stalled projects in Sri Lanka, emphasizes on free, open Indo-Pacific

Diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Japan has improved under Wickremesinghe after Rajapaksa's LRT cancellation

May 4, 2024 3 min read

Paris Club reassures continued support to debt restructuring Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process has been slower than expected

April 20, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka, France discuss debt restructuring process, future financial collaboration

"France will continue its constructive engagement with the Official Creditor Committee to reinforce debt sustainability

April 3, 2024 1 min read

IMF team meets Sri Lanka finance and energy ministers

IMF team in Sri Lanka, headed by Peter Breuer, met with the country's state finance minister and energy minister

January 18, 2024 1 min read

IMF commends Sri Lanka’s progress in economic reforms

"You’re collecting the revenue that’s needed to address the cause of the crisis"

January 13, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to restart 200 stalled creditor funded development projects

Sri Lanka is to start more than 200 projects funded by creditors that had been halted when it declared bankruptcy

Nethmi Rajawasam
December 15, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka hopes to declare out of bankruptcy by Q1 2024: Minister

Sri Lanka has already completed domestic, bilateral debt restructuring

Shihar Aneez
December 14, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka’s next step is to get bilateral creditors to restart loan programs: President

Foreign investors can now invest in Sri Lankan projects without doubt and fear: President

Nethmi Rajawasam
December 14, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to resume suspended road projects with strict ADB guidance

Sri Lanka's funding by multilateral funding agencies are now based on achieving target committed to IMF

November 30, 2023 2 min read

IMF second tranche by December: Sri Lanka minister

We anticipate the disbursement of the second instalment from the IMF by December

November 18, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to spend Rs231bn to cut circular SOE debt, repay Indian credit

CoPA has approved extra spending of 231.5 billion rupees to cut state enterprise debt and repay Indian credit line

November 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka meets international bodies for progress review

The focus was on the Government's reform programs aimed at moving from crisis to recovery

October 31, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka assured by advisors that China Exim debt plan is 'comparable': Minister

Government officials have said China has not agreed for any haircut on their debts to Sri Lanka

Shihar Aneez
October 20, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka president meets China's Xi Jinping

President Xi assured China would provide friendly, practical, timely support for Sri Lanka's debt optimization program

October 20, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka CB gave $225 mln from reserves to help BOC’s SLDB restructuring - Governor

Sri Lankas has already completed DDO in SLDB borrowing

October 5, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka IMF measures testing public patience: President

Wickremesinghe highlighted the public's endurance limit amid IMF intervention

Nethmi Rajawasam
October 4, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka debt negotiations complex with China going alone: President

Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lenders are outside of the Paris Club.

Nethmi Rajawasam
October 4, 2023 2 min read