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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif govt haunted by circular debt crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): The new Prime Minister of Pakistan is under tremendous pressure due to surging oil prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and is haunted by the circular debt crisis.
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11,000 MT rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka's New Year
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo, (Sri Lanka), April 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka is all set to celebrate New year on April 14 at a time when the country is in the abyss of a severe economic crisis and as a neighbouring country, India is providing maximum help to the Island nation.
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India rushes to help Sri Lanka while China presses for FTA hurting Colombo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Even as India has rushed to help its neighbour Sri Lanka, which is facing a severe economic crisis, China has in turn been pressing the Island nation for a Free Trade Agreement that would hurt Colombo's finances.
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India distributes food packets in Sri Lankan villages
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka grapples with a deepening economic crisis, Indian Embassy distributed food packets to the families who are in need in Madawewa and Kirimetiyawa villages in the city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka succumbs to China's debt-trap diplomacy: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a thriving island country with a population of 22 million, has succumbed to China's debt-trap diplomacy while Colombo battles most significant economic crisis in decades amid mounting debt repayment woes.
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Arjuna Ranatunga urges SL players to leave IPL and stand in support of the
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis.
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Putin to hold meeting on Arctic development on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on the development of the Arctic on April 13, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka temporarily suspends servicing USD 51 billion foreign debt payme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lanka government has temporarily suspended the payment of its foreign debts.
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Sri Lanka urges Islamabad to expedite release of financial assistance offe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the growing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Colombo has requested Islamabad to expedite the pending financial assistance offered by the country, according to a media report.
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Pakistan falls to old tricks with Hafiz Saeed sentencing to avoid FATF hea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): The sentencing of seasoned terrorist Hafiz Saeed to 31 years of imprisonment on April 8 amid a political crisis in the country is a seasonal pretence by Pakistan to avoid economic sanctions by the global anti-terror watchdog, Financial Action Task Force
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11,000 MT of rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of new year celebration
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Ahead of the new year celebrations in Sri Lanka, 11,000 MT of rice from India reached Colombo on Tuesday.
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India, US review mutual efforts to respond to worsening humanitarian crisi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine, India and the United States reviewed mutual efforts to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Kyiv and assessed its broader implications.
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