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Sri Lanka's request for a US$ 113.5 mn debt moratorium on interest payments due to the International Monetary Fund came through on Thu., freeing up some cash …

Debt Grace

The Paris Club of creditor nations offered an unconditional freeze on debt repayments for Indonesia, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to help them recover from …

Fluid Picture

International rating agency Fitch Ratings, says a debt moratorium extended by the Paris Club, deferring external debt service for an as yet unspecified period …

Money Matters

Civil rights groups are calling on the government and other non-governmental organisations (NGO) for transparency in tsunami relief operations. online pharmacy …

Debt a la carte

The United Kingdom has come forward to pick up 10 percent of Sri Lanka's debt repayments to multilateral lenders from next year, as part of the UK government's …

Please Forgive

Sri Lanka will ask the Paris Club group of foreign-creditor governments and the International Monetary Fund to allow it to delay debt payments to help it pay …

Count Down

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Quake Cover

Insurance premiums are expected to go up by mid this year when local insurers factor earthquake and tsunami cover into policies. buy bactrim online …

Trick ‘n Treat

Top multilateral donors who are drawing up new financing plans for Sri Lanka's post-tsunami period are due to stump up over US$ 500 mn in additional loans in …

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Tsunami Tax Cut

The Tax Cluster will look at providing tax concessions for tsunami-donations and for reconstruction activity, says the Inland Revenue. online pharmacy buy …

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Sri Lanka Insurance Corp. got its AA- (sri) rating re-affirmed by Fitch Ratings International, with a rating outlook of stable. Sri Lanka Insurance Corp. got …

Litmus Test

The coming week will show how much of the Jakarta pledges will materialise into hard cash, says visiting UN Chief Kofi Annan wrapping up a two day old tour of …

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Friend Or Foe?

Government creditors in the Paris Club are this week to consider a debt moratorium for Sri Lanka and Indonesia, two of the countries worst affected by last …

Digging Deep

Visiting World Bank President James D Wolfensohn down played possibilities of writing off US$ 600 mn worth of interest payments due from Sri Lanka, but said …

Scout’s Honour

Sri Lanka's tsunami struck insurance industry has opted not to dip into the treasury controlled strike terrorism and riot cover fund, to settle part of the Rs. …

Band Aid

The Paris Club group of creditors will examine a debt moratorium for Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the two countries hardest hit by a tsunami in southern Asia, when …

Sri Lanka Tsunami — Help Us

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High Flyers

World Bank's President James D Wolfesnsohn is due in Sri Lanka in the coming days as part of its tour to countries hit by tidal waves and participate in the …