Sri Lanka committed to 返すing 負債 within 2027-2042 schedule, 大統領，／社長 says
By Uditha Jayasinghe
COLOMBO, March 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is committed to 返すing its 負債 within the 2027-2042 schedule, 大統領 Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday, 追加するing that successful 負債 再編成 交渉s will bring 年次の 外部の 負債 支払い（額）s 負かす／撃墜する to 4% of GDP.
The island nation defaulted on its foreign 負債 in May 2022 after its economy ran into an 前例のない 財政上の 危機 誘発する／引き起こすd by a 厳しい foreign 交流 不足.
Sri Lanka kicked off 交渉s with its creditors after 安全な・保証するing a $2.9 billion bailout from the International 通貨の 基金 (国際通貨基金) in September 2022 but has still to reach an 協定 with 私的な bondholders.
The country reached an 協定 with its 二国間の／相互の creditors 含むing India, 中国 and Japan last November.
Sri Lanka is likely to stay in default until 2027 大統領 Ranil Wickremesinghe told 議会, which would 許す time for the island nation to 再構築する its economy and return to international 財政上の markets to raise 基金s to 再開する 負債 返済s.
"Sri Lanka's economy 開始するd its 復活 in the third ４半期/4分の1 of 2023 and international 財政上の 会・原則s have 予測（する） a 可能性のある 経済成長 範囲ing from 2% to 3% for 2024," he told 国会議員s.
"If 政府 歳入 can be 持続するd at a 相当な level then 負債 servicing will not 課す a 重荷（を負わせる） on the country."
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves, which stood at いっそう少なく than $20 million in April 2022 at the 高さ of the country's 危機, have been rebuilt to over $3 billion, Wickremesinghe 追加するd. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Uditha Jayasinghe, 令状ing by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP Rajesh and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
