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Sri Lanka secures major yuan-denominated loan from China

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The RMB is making more inroads into sovereign debt markets.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Sri Lanka secured a major yuan-denominated loan from China – equivalent to USD 500 million – to restart construction of its long-stalled Central Expressway project.
Some context: In 2019, China agreed to ...