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Sri Lanka seeks US$200mn credit lines from Australia, Pakistan: report Source:Economynext ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is seeking a 200 million US dollar credit line from Australia for lentils and other foods a media report said, soon after reports of 200 million dollars being sought from Pakistan amid forex shortages. Sri Lanka’s The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Trade Minister Bandula Gunewardene as saying that 200 million dollar credit line sought from Australia as well a billion US dollar credit line from India in the works could be used to bring goods for the upcoming New Year season. “The two credit lines will be sufficient for the imports of essentials for about six months,” the newspaper quoted Minister Gunewardene as saying. ...