Sri Lanka Declares Default Looking For Emergency IMF Bailout

Sri Lanka which is experiencing its worst economic downturn since its 1948 independence has declared default and is now looking for emergency IMF bailout.

After crisis-hit Sri Lanka raised interest rates and declared a default on its external debt over the traditional New Year holiday, the Colombo Stock Exchange declared a five-day trading suspension on Saturday.

The market was scheduled to reopen on Monday after being suspended for the entire week, but the CSE announced that it will ...

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