Foreign institutional bond selling spikes amid CBSL rate cuts
August 24, 2019 (LBO) - The 2018-2019 foreign exodus from Sri Lanka's government bond markets has picked up speed in recent weeks with total net outflows for …
Bills & Bonds
Samurai Bond to support reserves to maintain around USD8Bn throughout 2019: FC
Aug 20, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s First Capital Research believes that the raising of 500 million dollars via Samurai Bonds is likely to support to maintain …
First Capital recommends investors to reduce exposure in low yield bonds
Aug 01, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's First Capital recommends investors to reduce overall portfolio exposure to 45 percent from 60 percent. The firm recommends …
Sri Lanka’s 1st dollar sovereign bond fund poised for global investors
Jul 26, 2019 (LBO) - Strong demand on the recent issuance of Sri Lankan International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) signals potential for a strong economic recovery …
Perpetual Treasuries suspension of business activities extended by 6 months
July 05, 2019 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to extend the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) from carrying on the …
Fitch rates Sri Lanka’s USD bonds final ‘B’
July 01, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's 500 million US dollars, 6.35% bonds due 2024 and 1.5 billion 7.55% bonds due 2030 a final rating …
Sri Lanka successfully launches USD bond with over 3 times oversubscription
Jun 25, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka returned to the US dollar bond markets, successfully pricing a new issuance of 500 million dollars 5-year and 1.5 billion …
Moody’s assigns B2 rating to Sri Lanka’s proposed senior unsecured USD bonds
Jun 24, 2019 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a B2 rating to Sri Lanka's proposed senior unsecured US dollar-denominated bonds. The …
Fitch assigns Sri Lanka’s USD bonds expected rating of ‘B(EXP)’
Jun 24, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's forthcoming US dollar bonds an expected rating of 'B(EXP)'. The rating agency said the expected …
Sri Lanka to raise up to Rs 480bn debt under Active Liability Management Act
Jun 19, 2019 (LBO) – Cabinet nod has been received to move a resolution in Parliament to raise up to 480 billion rupees under the provisions of the Active …
Foreigners flee Sri Lankan bonds with Rs11bn outflows this week
May 10, 2019 (LBO) - Foreign institutional selling of Sri Lanka's government bonds picked up pace in the past week with approximately Rs11bn (US$60mn) of net …
Central Bank wants to reduce lending rates to SMEs by 200 bps in near term
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank expects the lending rates to reduce by around 200 basis points to SMEs in the near term that would reduce …
CB introduces real time notifications for transactions in Govt securities via SMS, Email
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank which operates and maintains the LankaSecure system has introduced an SMS, Email alert service from 25th March …
50 percent probability for a policy rate cut in April: First Capital Research
Apr 02, 2019 (LBO) – First Capital Research allocates a 50 percent probability for a policy rate cut in Apr 2019 as they are of the view that policy …
Opinion: Cabraal’s criticisms of $ 2.4bn bond offering undermine CBSL
March 22, 2019 (LBO) - Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) during the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, has come out …
Fitch Assigns Sri Lanka’s USD Bonds Final ‘B’ Rating
Mar 14, 2019 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has assigned a final rating of 'B' to the following bonds issued by Sri Lanka on 7 March 2019: USD1 billion 6.85% bond …
Sri Lanka’s bond to be listed on LSE’s International Securities Market for first time
Mar 08, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's successful international sovereign bond offering is expected to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), to be admitted …
Deal Done! – Sri Lanka executes successful $ 2.4bn sovereign bond offering
March 8, 2019 (LBO) - In possibly the most significant economic development since Sri Lanka's constitutional crisis dealt a devastating blow to her economy, …
Moody’s assigns B2 rating to Sri Lanka’s senior unsecured US dollar bonds
Mar 07, 2019 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a B2 rating to the Government of Sri Lanka's senior unsecured US dollar-denominated …
Fitch assigns Sri Lanka’s upcoming USD bonds an expected rating of B (EXP)
Mar 07, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's upcoming US dollar-denominated bonds an expected rating of 'B (EXP)'. The rating agency said the …