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Sri Lanka seeks to increase swap amount to $1 billion from RBI

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jan 15 2019 | 7:35 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has begun talks with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase its swap amount to $1 billion, the acting finance minister said on Tuesday, as it struggles with the rising cost of its debt.

Minister of State for Finance Eran Wickramaratne also confirmed a Reuters report that the government was considering a loan offer of $300 million from the Bank of China to help it repay its debt over the next several months.

(Reporting by Shihar Sneez; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani and Angus MacSwan)

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First Published: Jan 15 2019 | 7:28 PM IST

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