Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan

Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan

[Inquirer.net] - 03/7/2025

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with official creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year. Japan said it was granting concessions on a 369.45 billion yen ($2.5 (…)



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