India’s fuel resilience amid global oil turmoilThe article describes India’s economy as “resilient” amid the West Asia crisis, highlighting the country’s ability to maintain stable fuel ...
09 May, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
Sri Lanka government no longer sells public enterprises, Attorney General clarifies in SCSri Lanka's government has halted the planned sale of key state enterprises. Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Telecom, Sri Lanka Insurance, a...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
IMF reaches staff-level agreement on fourth review under extended fund facility with Sri LankaSri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a fourth review of its Extended Fund Facility bailout, potentially unlocking...
25 Apr, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
Sri Lanka, IMF reach staff level agreement on first review of bailoutSri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on the first review of its extended fund facility arrangement...
20 Oct, 2023, 08.46 AM IST
Sri Lanka says it has deal with China EXIM bank covering $4.2 billion of debtSri Lanka has reached an agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China to cover $4.2 billion of its outstanding debt. The country is facin...
12 Oct, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
Sri Lanka's debt restructuring likely to be complete by September: IMFThe IMF has expressed hope that Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process would be completed by September, which is also the time for the glob...
15 May, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
FM Sitharaman to join her French, Japanese counterparts to announce Sri Lanka debt restructuring processFinance ministers of Japan, India and France will join Sri Lanka in announcing its debt-restructuring negotiation process at the annual Spr...
12 Apr, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailoutThe island nation was scheduled to receive a $330 million tranche, the first part of a nearly $3 billion bailout approved by the Internatio...
22 Mar, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Sri Lanka to be first country in Asia to come under IMF's governance diagnostic exerciseThe IMF is conducting an in-depth governance diagnostic exercise, which will assess corruption and governance vulnerabilities in Sri Lanka ...
21 Mar, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
China silent on debt reduction targets for Sri Lanka to get IMF bailout loanChina's EXIM Bank has issued a letter granting Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on repayment and agreeing with the IMF's Extended Fund Facil...
15 Feb, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
After India, China gives financing assurances to Sri Lanka for IMF bailout packageThe Sunday Times newspaper reported that China's Exim Bank delivered a letter on Saturday granting Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on repay...
22 Jan, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Sri Lanka closer to IMF bailout as India said to back debt plan“With very positive developments taking place over the past 12 hours, Sri Lanka is confident of reaching IMF board approval in the first qu...
17 Jan, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Sri Lanka holds crucial debt restructuring talks with creditorsSri Lanka held talks with the International Monetary Fund on October 16 on the release of a USD 2.9 billion rescue package by the Fund, the...
03 Nov, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
Creditor cooperation a must for Sri Lanka IMF programme: GovtAt an online engagement with the creditors, the government on Friday said that assurances from bilateral creditors are required as a prereq...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
IMF likely to make formal announcement on Sri Lanka's bailout package on Thursday: ReportsThe second such visit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in three months comes at a time when Sri Lanka is scrambling to chalk out ...
01 Sep, 2022, 01.25 AM IST
Yuan Wang 5 standoff: Sri Lanka's IMF process may be under threatThe worrying part is that China may link Sri Lanka's message to defer the Yuan Wang 5's 'refueling stop' at Hambantota with the IMF approva...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
Economic crisis: Talks between Sri Lanka, IMF to conclude on May 24Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices, and power cuts affecting a l...
21 May, 2022, 12.45 PM IST