Making a special address in Parliament, the President said that the EXIM Bank of China last night handed over a new letter of assurance pertaining to Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, according to Newswire.
EXIM Bank of China, as the official bilateral creditor, provided a financing support document to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies of Sri Lanka, saying it is going to provide an extension on the debt service due in 2022 and 2023.
This development comes a few days after India backed the island nation's efforts to secure a loan from the global lender, as the country seeks assurances that debt will be restructured as per the IMF programme.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan railway line project, Main Line (ML-1), is hanging in the balance owing to the financial delays by Exim Bank of China.
Nairobi [Kenya], August 12 (ANI): A Chinese firm demanded billions of shillings in pending bills that Kenya borrowed to build the modern railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi.
Beijing [China], April 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has sent Pakistan's first modern railways' infrastructure project -- Main Line-1 (ML-1) -- to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a USD 6 billion loan.