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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's central bank governor on Thursday confirmed the country had defaulted on foreign bonds and warned inflation could soar to 40%, but struck an optimistic note that a modicum of political stability was returning. [1]

COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka will temporarily suspend foreign debt payments to avoid a hard default, the central bank governor said on Tuesday, with its limited foreign reserves required for imports of essential items such as fuel. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

Sri Lanka crisisSri Lanka to build foreign reserves after IMF rescue: central banker Weerasinghe says talks with creditors like China are going well, may drag into 2023 Nandalal Weerasinghe, governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, speaks at a news... (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

COLOMBO -- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka suffered another setback on Wednesday, after it failed to clinch a staff-level agreement on the next stage of its bailout from the International Monetary Fund, which did not give a timeline for disbursing a second $330... [4]

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. Every episode, Asia Stream tracks and analyzes the Indo-Pacific with a mix of expert interviews and original reporting by our correspondents from across the globe. [5]

KANDY, Sri Lanka — Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage reviewed by ... [6]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election in January, nearly two years ahead of schedule, the government’s spokesman said on Monday, with Mahinda Rajapaksa expected to run for a third six-year term. [7]

COLOMBO — Talks between China and Sri Lanka for a free trade agreement have hit major hurdles, mainly because Beijing will not agree to Colombo’s demand for a review of the deal after 10 years, Sri Lanka’s top negotiator said. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-19 · 75% match

Sri Lanka's central bank chief confirms first foreign bond default

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's central bank governor on Thursday confirmed the country had defaulted on foreign bonds and warned inflation could soar to 40%, but struck an optimistic note that a modicum of political stability was returning.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-04-12 · 75% match

Sri Lanka to temporarily suspend debt payments: central bank chief

COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka will temporarily suspend foreign debt payments to avoid a hard default, the central bank governor said on Tuesday, with its limited foreign reserves required for imports of essential items such as fuel.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-11-30 · 75% match

Sri Lanka to build foreign reserves after IMF rescue: central banker

Sri Lanka crisisSri Lanka to build foreign reserves after IMF rescue: central banker Weerasinghe says talks with creditors like China are going well, may drag into 2023 Nandalal Weerasinghe, governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, speaks at a news

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-09-27 · 75% match

Sri Lanka fails first IMF review, no timeline for further aid

COLOMBO -- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka suffered another setback on Wednesday, after it failed to clinch a staff-level agreement on the next stage of its bailout from the International Monetary Fund, which did not give a timeline for disbursing a second $330

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-20 · 75% match

Asia Stream: Asia's Inflation Dilemma

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. Every episode, Asia Stream tracks and analyzes the Indo-Pacific with a mix of expert interviews and original reporting by our correspondents from across the globe.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-26 · 75% match

Police, Politicians Accused of Joining Sri Lanka’s Anti-Muslim Riots

KANDY, Sri Lanka — Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage reviewed by

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-10-21 · 75% match

Sri Lanka Announces Early Presidential Poll in January

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election in January, nearly two years ahead of schedule, the government’s spokesman said on Monday, with Mahinda Rajapaksa expected to run for a third six-year term.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-06-01 · 75% match

China’s Free Trade Talks with Sri Lanka Hit Major Hurdles

COLOMBO — Talks between China and Sri Lanka for a free trade agreement have hit major hurdles, mainly because Beijing will not agree to Colombo’s demand for a review of the deal after 10 years, Sri Lanka’s top negotiator said.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-09 · 75% match

Sri Lanka Arrests 10 for Anti-Muslim Violence as Towns Smolder

KANDY, Sri Lanka — Police in Sri Lanka said on Thursday that they had arrested the suspected leader and nine other suspects behind a wave of anti-Muslim attacks by Sinhalese Buddhist hardliners in a central highlands region this week.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-16 · 75% match

Sri Lanka taps forex reserve to whittle down debt

NEW DELHI -- Sri Lanka paid back $1 billion of its external debt Monday by tapping its foreign currency reserve, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Gov. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said, after attempts to raise the funds from the international bond market failed.

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