The state of emergency has been in effect for a month and is officially due to end this Thursday.
According to estimates by the International Monetary Fund, the Chinese economy is only likely to grow by 3.3 per cent this year.
It warned that, with increasing prices continuing to squeeze living standards worldwide, taming inflation should be the first priority for policymakers.
Sri Lanka is appealing for credit from other countries, international companies and foreign suppliers for fuel stocks to get it through the next two weeks.
The island nation was hit by a severe foreign exchange shortage, making it difficult to pay for critical imports of fuel, food and medicine.
At 80 per cent, Mauritius is expected to have the largest high-net-worth-individual (HNWI) growth on the continent over the next decade.
Protesters said they would continue to demand the resignations of the prime minister and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brother.
The apex bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, also urged NNPC to take steps to ensure supply of petroleum products.
A statement by the apex bank said this would include banning them from attending meetings this spring of the IMF and the World Bank group.
The World Bank Group, meanwhile, is preparing a $3 billion package of support in the coming months.
