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China writes off interest-free loans given to Zimbabwe
20 Apr 2024 (10:47 AM) Semasinghe optimistic of transforming Sri Lanka to a debt sustainable country
19 Apr 2024 (6:07 PM) Sri Lanka to establish a High Commission in Wellington, NZ
20 Apr 2024 (10:06 AM) Sri Lanka participates in Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable
19 Apr 2024 (3:19 PM) Declared general amnesty not applicable for commissioned tri-forces officers marked AWOL
19 Apr 2024 (10:41 PM) Fortified rice distribution begins to provide nutritious meals to schoolchildren
20 Apr 2024 (12:59 AM) |
China has written off an unspecified amount of Zimbabwe s interest-free loans and pledged to help the Southern African country find a way out of its debt crisis, even as activists warned of a permanent debt trap. 
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that the government is confident of reaching resolution with commercial creditors and the private bondholders which will enable Sri Lanka to be a debt sustainable country, as the engagements with them are underway. 
An official delegation of the Foreign Affairs Ministry will visit New Zealand from 22-25 April to attend to the matters related to the opening of the Sri Lankan High Commission in Wellington. 
Sri Lanka has participated in the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) in Washington DC, which brings together debtor countries and creditors, in a bid to build greater common understanding among key stakeholders on debt sustainability, debt restructuring challenges and ways to address them. 
The general amnesty period announced from 20 April to 20 May for members of the tri-forces who have been marked as Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) is not applicable for Commissioned Officers who are marked as AWOL, the Ministry of Defence clarified. 
The distribution of fortified rice, supplied by the World Food Program (WFP) on behalf of the program initiated under the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to provide a nutritious meal for schoolchildren, commenced today, (19) at the Veyangoda warehouse complex. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
