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Harsha hints at Chinese hurdle in debt relief talksPublished

By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Feb 24, 2023SBJB MP Harsha de Silva said that he had asked the Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration to seek IMF assistance in 2020. “At that time a U.S dollar was selling at Rs 200. The interest rates were around six percent. Inflation was around six percent. The situation is completely different today. Our interest rates are around 35 percent and the inflation is over 50 percent. Dollar sells at Rs…