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17 May 23
More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
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26 Apr 23
A preliminary agreement with lenders to access finance has put Sri Lanka on a path to restructuring its high level of debt, the country’s president has said.
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14 Apr 23
The Chinese government has committed to resolving disputes to enable nations in debt distress to restructure their loans, a senior official has said.
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3 Mar 23
A senior Chinese official has defended the nation’s efforts to support debt restructuring for emerging economies amid international criticism.
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9 Jan 23
Most of Sri Lanka’s external debt payments are made to private creditors, and a group of economists has called on them to “share the burden” of restructuring the country’s debt as it attempts to...
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8 Dec 22
Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
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11 Nov 22
The Chad government has agreed a debt restructure with its lenders which the nation hopes will pave the way for finance from the International Monetary Fund.
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1 Sep 22
The Zambian government has secured a $1.3bn loan from the International Monetary Fund to accelerate reforms and restore debt sustainability.
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5 Jul 22
The Argentine government is at a heightened risk of another debt default following the resignation of its finance minister, an expert has warned.
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12 Apr 22
The Sri Lankan government has suspended repayments on external loans, as it works with the International Monetary Fund to develop a debt restructuring plan.
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1 Mar 22
Chad is receiving support from the United Nations to help train officers and install new debt management software, in a bid to improve public finances.
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22 Feb 22
The Sri Lankan government says it is open to discussions with the International Monetary Fund and other lenders for assistance, as it faces its worst economic crisis in years.
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21 Feb 22
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have failed to reach an agreement on making changes to their debt restructuring framework that had been proposed by the International Monetary Fund...
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17 Feb 22
Low-income and developing countries must be more transparent on the level and type of loans they owe, to help with debt restructuring, according to the World Bank Group.
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11 Feb 22
The International Monetary Fund wants G20 finance leaders to strengthen their debt restructuring framework to better help crisis-hit countries out of default.
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4 Feb 22
Nations and financial institutions need to reach a consensus on greater levels of transparency in lending, to give emerging economies greater access to debt, according to an influential think tank.
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3 Feb 22
Global growth forecasts for 2022 have been revised down amid elevated inflation and the economic risk of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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28 Jan 22
Honduras must restructure its debts if it is to afford servicing costs, according to new Honduras president Xiomara Castro at her swearing-in ceremony, but a minister has since taken a more moderate...
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6 Dec 21
Emerging nations seeking to restructure domestic debt will need to carefully consider the impact on their economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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14 Oct 21
The G20 must “urgently” compel private sector lenders to commit to restructuring deals for the debts of crisis-hit countries, according to a debt campaigning organisation.
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21 Sep 21
A group of Lebanon’s international creditors has called for the new government to begin the debt restructuring process swiftly and to start talks with the International Monetary Fund.
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20 Sep 21
Argentina's leader Alberto Fernandez has called for unity in the South American country, as it attempts to recover from a financial crisis exacerbated by Covid-19.
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8 Sep 21
Private creditors must be involved in Chad’s debt restructuring if the government is to avoid cutting services to meet interest payments, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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23 Jun 21
Argentina has reached an agreement with debtors to defer the majority of a $2.4bn loan repayment for nine months to avoid another default.
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25 May 21
Restructuring Lebanon’s public debt could set off an economic “doom loop” with serious consequences for the Lebanese banks that hold the assets, a ratings agency has warned.