ILEA002962196: Presidential Election In Sri Lanka

Presidential Election In Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan is walking past posters on the roadside with 'Good news of getting rid of foreign debt' in Sinhala language in suburban Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 5, 2024. Last week, President Wickremesinghe announced to the nation during his speech that he is reducing Sri Lanka's debt payments from 9.2% of GDP in 2022 to less than 4.5% of GDP between 2027-2032. The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election is scheduled to be held sometime between September 17 and October 16, 2024, according to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Akila Jayawardena/NurPhoto)

Sri Lankan President Addresses The Nation On Debt Restructuring In Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans are watching a roadside monitor as Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the nation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2024. President Wickremesinghe is saying that Sri Lanka and its official bilateral creditors--Japan, India, France, and China--are finally agreeing to restructure the country's approximately $10 billion in bilateral debt. The biggest economic crisis the nation has seen in decades is beginning to resolve thanks in large part to this accord. Officially, Sri Lanka declared in April 2022 that it wouldn't be able to pay its debts. (Photo by Akila Jayawardena/NurPhoto)

Sri Lankan President Addresses The Nation On Debt Restructuring In Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans are watching a roadside monitor as Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the nation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2024. President Wickremesinghe is saying that Sri Lanka and its official bilateral creditors--Japan, India, France, and China--are finally agreeing to restructure the country's approximately $10 billion in bilateral debt. The biggest economic crisis the nation has seen in decades is beginning to resolve thanks in large part to this accord. Officially, Sri Lanka declared in April 2022 that it wouldn't be able to pay its debts. (Photo by Akila Jayawardena/NurPhoto)