Sri Lanka Debt Talks to Test China-India Relationship – FT

Sri Lanka’s ongoing debt restructuring talks will test China’s ability to cooperate with rival lenders such as India, a Financial Times report has suggested.

There is a “lack of trust” between the two nations, said a Sri Lankan official in the report, which are both in competition for political influence on the island which has seen its economy collapse, political instability and social unrest on its streets.

Read the full report: The Financial Times

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.

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