Sri Lanka’s major creditors officially launched a negotiation Thursday for restructuring the island’s debt, an essential step to give the Indian Ocean nation some financial breathing room. | AFP
“The beginning of a coordinated effort… to address Sri Lanka’s distress means we have made a critical policy adjustment” with the IMF, said Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also finance minister, via video conference.
After months of talks, Sri Lanka’s creditors agreed in early March to provide the assurances to the IMF to release a pending US$2.9 billion aid package.
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