SL confronts its worst ever financial crisis: Patali

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While asserting that Sri Lanka is confronting its worst ever financial crisis, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said Sri Lanka needs to settle US$ 947 million loans next month, once the Central Bank would be left with nothing in the foreign exchange reserves for importing food, fuel and pharmaceuticals.

Making his remarks at a press conference, he said Sri Lanka had to settle US $ 500 million of International Sovereign Bonds, US$ 247 million of International Development Bonds and US$ 200 million in terms of bilateral and multilateral loans.

“It means we are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy for the first time since Independence,” he said.

He said the government built expressways, the Lotus Tower and the airports using borrowings during the 2005/2015 period, and the burden of such unyielding projects had fallen on people.

Mr. Ranawaka said people would experience a situation where there is no gas, no milk powder and no kerosene oil for the first time in the country's history. (Yohan Perera)

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Leel Thursday, 16 December 2021 07:57 AM

You are a part of that government cabinet. Have you ever protested at the cabinet meetings or told to the people at that time. No never.

Siriwardena Atapattu Thursday, 16 December 2021 08:49 AM

Boru katha, Patali. What you did during Yahapala Naya time?

Seqi Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:05 AM

And you are making it worse.

Be Fair Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:09 AM

Not that I endorse the current ones, but all of you Politicians are part, responsible and accountable to this conundrum we are in

Jude Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:11 AM

Lanka's financial crisis started 73 years ago!! Yeah, and Most Lankans are now too proud to commit Hara-kiri !! Yeah!!

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