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China goes easy on foreign lending as BRI loans mounts
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dalian [China], September 21 (ANI): China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has hit a snag, with many loans to emerging economies falling into repayment troubles, forcing Beijing to scale back on lending.
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IMPACT Stars Heath and Bhupinder guarantee Entertainment for all !!!
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/PNN): Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc., a global multi-platform media company, recently announced that the company's professional wrestling promotion IMPACT Wrestling has tied up with Warner Bros. Discovery's premium sports channel Eurosport India-
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Pakistan needs policy overhaul to restore its crisis-ridden economy drifti
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Pakistan needs a policy overhaul to restore its crisis-ridden economy which is drifting the Sri Lankan way to default.
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'We extended around USD 4 billion aid this year': India on financial suppo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 20 (ANI): India on Tuesday responded to a media query regarding reports on "no further financial support from New Delhi to Colombo", stating that it has extended around USD 4 billion in bilateral assistance this year for the people of Sri Lanka.
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Eight Indian fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 20 (ANI): Eight Indian fishermen were apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly engaging in "illegal fishing" in Sri Lankan waters, according to Q branch police.
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China a 'close friend' but India is 'brother' and 'sister', New Delhi's se
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India and said that the former President of the country used to say that "China is a close friend but In
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Sri Lanka: Maha Sangha wishes PM Modi long life, health, serenity and succ
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 18 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 72nd birthday on Saturday, Mahasangh from Sri Lanka wished him a long life, health, serenity, and success in all his global and regional humanistic endeavours.
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India overtakes China to become largest lender of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 18 (ANI): With a total of USD 968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said.
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Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sri Lanka have named Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, but their participation will be subject to their fitness ahead of the tournament.
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Funded by China, Sri Lanka's Colombo Lotus Tower declared open for public
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): The Lotus Tower of Colombo which is funded by China and constructed under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was declared open to the public on Thursday.
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Colombo crisis fueled by Chinese loans rings alarm for international commu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's economic crisis has become a wake-up call for the international community as the country has emerged as a straightforward example of falling prey to China's debt trap diplomacy as the unprecedented economic and social crisis in the country
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Sri Lanka's economy shrinks 8.4 pc in second quarter amid financial crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's economy contracted 8.4 per cent in the April to June quarter compared with the same period a year ago, according to data from the government statistics department on Thursday, amid concerns over the country's ongoing financial situation.
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