{"id":161804,"date":"2022-01-14T20:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=161804"},"modified":"2022-01-14T20:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:11:58","slug":"india-extends-900-mn-aid-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-extends-900-mn-aid-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"India extends $900 mn aid to Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the news?<\/b><\/h5>\n

India has confirmed a $400 million currency swap with Sri Lanka while deferring another $500 million due for settlement to the Asian Clearing Union(ACU).<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Currency Swap?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Click Here to read about it<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Why has India signed the Currency Swap agreement with Sri Lanka?<\/b><\/h5>\n

The swap agreement was signed to help Sri Lanka overcome an unprecedented economic crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note:<\/strong> Currently, Sri Lanka is currently facing a severe dollar crunch that economists say might lead to a default on external debt and create a food shortage in the imports-reliant island nation.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Moreover, this agreement <\/span>comes a week after the two countries signed a long-pending agreement on jointly developing the strategically located <\/span>Trincomalee oil tank farm<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> along the north-eastern coast of the island.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Asian Clearing Union (ACU)?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Asian Clearing Union(ACU) was established in 1974 at the initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP).<\/span><\/p>\n

Objective:<\/b> To facilitate payments among member countries for eligible transactions on a multilateral basis, thereby economizing on the use of foreign exchange reserves and transfer costs, as well as promoting trade among the participating countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Members: <\/b>The Central Banks and the Monetary Authorities of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are currently the members of the ACU.<\/span><\/p>\n

Headquarters: <\/b>Tehran, Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: <\/b>This post is based on the article \u201cIndia extends $900 mn aid to Sri Lanka<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in The Hindu <\/b>on 13th<\/sup> January 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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