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Trending News: Singapore and Sri Lanka sign free trade agreementSEO Specialist in Sri LankaDiverse Workplaces Spearhead Sri Lanka’s RecoveryWeb & Mobile App Usage Trends in Sri LankaWorld Bank: SL’s Economic Outlook Dims Amid CrisisFitsAir Launches Direct Flights to Dhaka from Sri LankaSenior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes awayEDEX Expo: Fostering Innovation in Sri Lankan YouthSri Lanka President appoints members to the Office on Missing PersonsMoon-Chan Kim in seek of commercial opportunities in Sri LankaMicrosoft Imagine Cup Launches in Sri LankaDebt Restructuring Key to Recovery: Japan’s KotaroRoger resigns from Wimal’s NFFBoost your Business: Enhancing Digital ConnectivityArjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena further remandedTechnnovation Awards: Celebrating Sri Lankan FinTechBrainstorm: Pioneering Healthcare Innovation in Sri LankaRevolutionizing Transactions with Digital Payments in Sri LankaEmpowering Innovation at EDEX Expo 20234 Tips for building your digital strategy in Sri Lanka 2022Mass grave in Mannar in Northern Sri Lanka unearths 300 human skeletonsEmpowering Innovation at EDEX Expo 20232024 Budget Preview: Welfare & Revenue FocusPresident Unveils Comprehensive Economic Programme PlanThree Tech Trends to Boost Sri Lanka’s EconomyICTA’s Vision for a Digital Nation TransformationSL Aims for Significant Growth in 2024 StrategyBoost Sales with Creative Digital Media CampaignsSri Lanka’s Economic Outlook: Challenging Year AheadNew Artifacts found in Sigiriya ExcavationState Defense Ministry Cyber Operations Center opens at Air Force HeadquartersSri Lankan Airlines flight from London diverted to Frankfurt due to medical emergencySri Lanka Unveils Digital Transformation PlansMarch Tourism Surge: Over 200K Arrivals in Sri LankaFairway Galle Literary Festival 2018Revolutionizing Sri Lanka with Critical Tech for Education TransformationSri Lanka’s Sector-wise Digital Progress BenchmarkingSri Lanka’s Struggle: Tax Concessions Cause Revenue LossDouble XL: 14 Years of Plus-Size Fashion ExcellenceSri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Top 600,000 in First QuarterADB Approves USD100 Mn Loan to Bolster Sri Lanka SMEsAN ASSESSMENT OF THE LOSS ARISING FROM THE BOND SCAMFind solutions in Sri Lanka power crisis without disrupting livesSri Lanka rupee appreciates against RubleIMF Mission Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka UpdateNew MOU Boosts Support for Sri Lankan InventorsExpolanka Welcomes New Leadership TeamPresident Reviews CBSL Salary Hike Decision$15 Billion Digital Economy: Budget Goals UnveiledWorld Bank New Partnership Plan for Sri Lanka RecoverySriLankan Airlines Achieves Highest Ever Monthly Revenue in DecemberVisa-free Push for 7 Countries Extended UpdateRegistration of Persons Dept initiates one-day service for student IDsInbound Hype: Pioneering Marketing InnovationWildlife Ministry to take tough action against elephant huntersSri Lanka’s Predicted 1.8% Economic Growth in 2023Survey Department revises country’s map after 18 yearsCSE 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diamond stolen by a Sri Lankan security guard and smuggled to Sri LankaFebruary Imports Spike 35% YoY in Sri LankaCPC Revises Fuel Prices in Sri Lanka UpdateOnline Purchase Behaviour in Sri Lanka: InsightsSocial Media Marketing Firms Soar in Sri LankaSri Lanka Budget Openness, amongst lowest ranked countries in South AsiaDigital Outlook: Future of Sri Lankan MarketingSocial Commerce Evolution Shapes Sri Lankan MarketLankaPay Technnovation Awards Kickoff UnveiledWomen in STEM: Bridging Digital Gap in Sri LankaTop Digital Marketing Courses: Key Learning TakeawaysLast year 183 ships arrive at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota portAnna-Marie Ondaatje to grace Asian Games for Sri LankaMTI Gains Accreditation from World’s Largest Climate FundWorld Bank Sees Positive SL Growth in 2024 ForecastRenewable Energy: SL Investors’ Growth AvenueExploring Renewable Energy’s Potential in Sri LankaThe vaccines success story gives us hope for the future700 buses set off from Kurunegala for ’Jana Balaya’ rallyBridging the Digital Gender Gap in Sri LankaWard Place closed due to students’ protest2024 Budget: Welfare & Revenue Goals in Sri LankaSLTDA Chief Highlights MRR Impact on Tourism IndustryTask Force Promotes AI Nationwide in Sri LankaExploring the Rise of Digital Marketing Agencies in Sri LankaUNDP, LKI Push Blue Economy for Sri Lanka Growth
Thu. Mar 26th, 2026

Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects

Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects

Kodituwakku was speaking to the South China Morning Post at the Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing earlier this month, before the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, which have so far killed at least 290 people.

Sri Lanka’s debts include loan repayments to individual nation lenders such as Japan and China, as well as to multilateral financial institutions like the IMF.

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