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China says doing utmost to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka but silent on specifics Beijing, Apr 12: China on Tuesday reiterated that it is doing its "utmost" to provide assistance to debt-ridden Sri Lanka, even as Beijing maintained a steady silence on Colombo's request for debt rescheduling as well as extending the promised USD 2.5 billion assistance. Saddled with a huge forex crisis, Sri Lanka on Tuesday suspended servicing external public debt pending the completion of its discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the preparation of a comprehensive debt restructuring program covering the obligations. The policy shall be in...
