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The Government Has to Repay Yearly an Average of USD 4.4 BN Foreign Debt from 2021 Onwards
The infographic shows the actual annual foreign debt service payments of GOSL (Government of Sri Lanka) from 2010 to 2020 and the projected foreign debt service payments from 2021 to 2025.
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The Morning
SL dollar bonds deliver double-digit returns
Dollar bonds owned by debt-defaulted countries such as Sri Lanka and Zambia have delivered double-digit returns so far in 2024 mainly due to domestic policy reforms and changes becoming more attractive than bonds from the ric...
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Daily News
Sri Lanka to announce debt-restructuring strategy...
Sri Lanka is expected to announce the debt-restructuring strategy with commercial creditors in April Governor Central Bank, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
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EconomyNext
China supports Sri Lanka’s IMF deal, AIIB agrees t...
  China’s has said it will support Sri Lanka in its negotiation with the International Monetary Fund, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has indicted its willingness to lend 160 million US dollars, Finance Mini...
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Insight on Debt
Public debt grew more slowly in the firs...
Sri Lanka’s public debt rose at a s...
2024 Presidential Election: Manifesto Pr...
With the upcoming presidential election scheduled for September 21, 20...
9 Years Since Bond Scam
The 27th of February marks nine years sin...
Public Debt Increases in Dollar Value Wh...
According to recent data published by the...
Total and primary deficits run in opposi...
The governments primary deficit improved...
Sri Lanka in the top 10 countries with t...
According to data from the World Bank Dat...
Interest payments weigh heaviest in 2022...
The central bank's annual report for...
Uncovering Sri Lanka's Debt Trail: Who o...
The chart below depicts the ownership of Sri Lanka's external debt as at end of Sept 202...
Domestic Debt Restructuring
Sri Lanka faces a challenge to emerge from the continuing crisis. Th...
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Total SOE Losses in the first four months of 2022...
During the first four months of 2022 the cumulative loss of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) amounted to LKR 860 BN. This figure outweighs the annual loss of SOEs in 2021.  The top 3 contributors to the increase of the...
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CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF
According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection.
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Sanitary Napkins: Subjected to Unreasonably High T...
The total tax burden on Sanitary napkins is 47.1%, this is significantly higher than the tax burden of selected non-essentials items, gold jewelry, raw silk, golf clubs and gol...
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