Sri Lanka to pay $72.6 million for 90,000 T Russian oil, minister says Posted on May 29, 2022 by cngpump Sri Lanka has struggled to pay for fuel, food and medicine imports due to a severe shortage of foreign currency. An unprecedented financial crisis has also forced the country to default on some external debt. Related posts: IOC subsidiary to release 6,000 MT diesel to help ease power crisis in Lanka Record 10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as fuel crisis worsens India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka to prioritise tourism sector for gas, fuel distribution What is happening in Sri Lanka and how did the economic crisis start? Lankan fuel pumps may go dry by April end; India’s $500 million credit line exhausting rapidly India supplies another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka Jaishankar visits Lanka IOC to take stock of fuel supply situation EXPLAINER: What caused Sri Lanka’s economic collapse? Sri Lanka allows private companies to import fuel: Minister