Asian Development Bank approves a $200M loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka

8-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 17

The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country's finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year.

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