Sri Lanka Seeks Bridge Loans as IMF Aid Will Take Six Months
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Sri Lanka is reaching out to several nations for bilateral credit as a comprehensive aid package from the International Monetary Fund may require about six months.
India is providing “every conceivable assistance,” Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris told reporters at a briefing in Colombo Wednesday, adding that he will be meeting the Chinese ambassador Thursday. Sri Lanka is also seeking help from Japan, Oman, Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.