{"id":29528,"date":"2022-03-15T17:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-india-rajapaksa\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T18:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:06:46","slug":"lanka-india-rajapaksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-india-rajapaksa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Finance Minister Rajapaksa leaves for India to sign USD 1 billion bailout package"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-2009971122\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Colombo, Mar 15 (PTI) Sri Lanka\u2019s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Tuesday left for New Delhi to ink a fresh USD 1 billion bailout package with India, amid a crippling economic meltdown staring at the island nation.  \tRajapaksa left for India for a two-day official visit for crucial talks with the Indian Government for broader financial assistance to tide over Sri Lanka\u2019s economic crisis.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1086252486\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p> During the visit, Rajapaksa will discuss the USD 1 billion loan that is expected to fund the country\u2019s fuel, food and medicine imports, the finance ministry here said.<\/p>\n<p> The Finance Minister is accompanied by the Secretary to the Treasury, S.R. 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