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Sri Lanka's central bank unveiled a far-reaching debt restructuring plan on Thursday aimed at restoring stability after an unprecedented economic crisis last year that led to the toppling of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The bank said Thursday it was offering a 30 percent reduction on dollar-denominated bonds, including the international sovereign bonds (ISB) that make up more than a quarter of Sri Lanka's total foreign debt.

There is a certain irony when a U.S. envoy travels to Africa to warn his hosts about the dangers of borrowing money from China. The United States, after all, is the world’s most indebted country and borrows more from China than any other nation in the world. In fact, China owns more than a trillion dollars of U.S. debt, nearly 20 percent of Washington’s $6.3 trillion of

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy showed “tentative signs of improvement” but recovery remains challenging and Colombo must pursue painful reforms, the IMF said on June 2.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari had recently sought approval of the Senate for the reimbursement of N16,772,486,002,19 to Borno State and N6,601,769,470,99 to Plateau State Government as refund for the construction of federal roads in the two states.

The conditions placed on countries borrowing money from the International Monetary Fund have further disadvantaged these countries economically.