INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
French President, Emmanuel Macron has extended an invitation to his Sri Lanka counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe to address a high-level panel
rolled out through six high-level round-tables and 40 parallel events.The Summit will provide the opportunity to examine interactions
between multilateral development bank reform, mobilisation of private capital, climate finance, green infrastructure and solutions related
to debt.The Summit for New Global Financing Pact will establish the principles for future reforms and pave the way towards a more balanced
financial partnership between the North and South.It will set the stage for new agreements to relieve debt distress
It is also expected to enable more countries to access the financing they need to invest in sustainable development, to better protect
nature and cut emissions, as well as help protect populations from climate change wherever most needed.New Global Financing Pact will help
it comes to implement ambitious climate action to reduce the climate, economic and technological gaps that threaten to divide up the
world.This inclusive, multi-stakeholder event will bring together Heads of State and Government, leaders of international organizations, and
representatives of civil society, foundations, funds and the private sector.During his stay in France, Wickremesinghe will meet with Paris