Sri Lanka devalued its currency as foreign exchange reserves fell to the lowest since November 2021, reflecting a continued challenge for the country’s ability to import essentials, keep the power on and service its debt, Bloomberg News reported. “Greater flexibility in the exchange rate will be allowed to the markets with immediate effect,” while the rupee will be capped at 230 per US dollar, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said in a statement.

The Philippines’ credit rating is unlikely to be downgraded because the country’s debt, which has risen to 12 trillion pesos ($232 billion), remains manageable, central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno said, Bloomberg News reported. The Southeast Asian nation’s level of debt is sustainable, with economic growth expected to outpace an increase in borrowings, Diokno said in a statement Sunday. The debt-to-GDP ratio of 61% is also manageable, compared with other countries, he said.

Textile and leather goods' makers in Istanbul's garment district are feeling the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as customers in Moscow and Kyiv have canceled $200 million in orders in the past week, industry officials say, Reuters reported. The loss of trade adds to strains on Turkey's economy, with officials estimating that more than $1 billion is directly at risk to the textile industry alone if the conflict in Ukraine continues.

The recovery ratio for creditors through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has fallen to its lowest level ever, highlighting the challenges that lenders face as bidders turn cautious due to an uncertain economic environment even as court approvals have slowed down, the Economic Times of India reported. Latest data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) shows that out of the admitted claims of Rs 32,861.90 crore resolved in the quarter ended December 2021, creditors recovered just Rs 4406.76 crore or just 13.41%.

Liquidators for failed cryptocurrency exchange MyCryptoWallet claim the business may have traded whilst insolvent for three years before its collapse, and have drawn into question $3.4 million in ‘unfair or preferential’ transactions made by the company’s founder, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. MyCryptoWallet was a Melbourne-based exchange founded in 2017 by Jaryd Koenigsmann, which allowed users to buy and sell popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Top Chinese banks are rushing to ensure they can maintain business ties with Russian clients without running afoul of a barrage of Western sanctions, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Western nations are tightening an economic noose around Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, shutting its banks from the SWIFT global financial network and pushing global firms to dump billions in investment.

The People’s Bank of China said it expects the number of high-risk banks to continue to decline in coming years, vowing to persist with its campaign to curb financial risks in the economy, Bloomberg News reported. By 2025, the number of lenders in the “high-risk” category in the PBOC’s quarterly reviews will likely drop below 200 from 316 in the fourth quarter of 2021, the central bank said in a statement Thursday. At the peak in the third quarter of 2019, there were 649 banks listed in the category, according to the statement.

After more than 10 dollar-debt defaults by property developers over the past year, many investors have come to the conclusion that trust is broken in the $200 billion market for high-yield bonds of Chinese companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. Since last summer, when the financial troubles of China Evergrande Group sparked a selloff in the giant property company’s bonds and those of its peers, the market has remained deeply distressed, with no end in sight to the malaise.

China’s strategic partnership with Russia has the potential to be a lifeline for a Russian economy foundering under crippling Western sanctions, but Beijing appears to be holding back over practical constraints and fears of secondary sanctions on Chinese institutions, the Washington Post reported.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against real estate development firm Nirmal Lifestyle and has also lifted a moratorium on the company. Nirmal Lifestyle has entered into a separate settlement agreement with the financial creditor, the Economic Times of India reported.