Sri Lanka launches an electronic trading platform for government bonds
May 24, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Wednesday launched an electronic trading platform for government bonds, which will set the tone for a more vibrant debt …
Bills & Bonds
Central Bank rejects 3-year bond auction again
May 23 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, Tuesday rejected all bids sent in for the three-year bond auction for the second successive week, …
Central Bank rejects 3-year bond auction
May 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Tuesday rejected all bids sent in for the three-year bond auction, but did not give any reason. The …
Bond yield flat
Apr.27 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank sold 2.85 billion rupees worth of three, four, five and six year bonds Thursday at yields in line with …
Bond auction yields decline
Apr.21 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank sold a billion rupees worth of three and four year bonds Friday at yields below market expectations. …
Treasury yields creep up
Apr.19 (LBO) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank sold 8,395 million rupees in treasury bills Wednesday at slightly higher yields above the previous …
Billion dollar bond to hit the road shortly
Feb. 3 (LBO)- Sri Lanka will shortly start selling a billion dollars in government bonds with the help of Citibank, Treasury Secretary Jayasundara said Friday. …
Junk bonds for patriots
Feb.03, 2006 (LBO) — Sri Lanka Friday announced plans to issue US$250million-worth of sovereign bonds with the first US$25 million tranche going on sale …
Citibank tipped to lead manage billion dollar sovereign bond issue
Feb. 02 (LBO) – Citibank is likely to get the mandate to raise a billion dollars for the Sri Lanka government through sovereign bonds this year, Lanka …
Sri Lanka plans to issue a US$ 25 mn sovereign bond
Feb. 01 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to issue a US$ 25 million sovereign bond to expatriate countrymen this week, to fund the island’s rebuilding …
Investors sceptical about government’s foreign bond plans
Market players were sceptical about government’s ability to rise up to a billion dollars internationally due uncertainty in the economic and security fronts. …
Sri Lanka delays plans for migrant bond issue
Jan 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s plans to raise US$ 100 million worth of bonds from expatriate countrymen next month, is likely to get delayed until …
Sri Lanka’s HNB goes for mammoth bond issue
Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank said Monday it is privately raising Rs. 1.31 billion in debt to top up its capital and fall in line with regulatory …
Sri Lanka raises US$ 220 mn via inflation linked bond
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said Friday that it had issued a Rs. 22 billion bond linked to an inflation index, which will help clear part of the …
Sri Lanka issues its first inflation linked bond
Sri Lankan government Wednesday issued its maiden inflation linked bond by privately placing it with two-state banks. Sri Lankan government Wednesday issued …
Sri Lanka to sell international bonds
Taking advantage of its maiden sovereign rating, Sri Lanka plans to sell bonds in the international market, President Mahinda Rajapakse said Thursday. Taking …
Treasury bill rates creep up
Sri Lanka’s borrowing costs rose at this week’s treasury bill auction, as against the previous week’s sale, the Central Bank said Wednesday. …
Bond yields rise
Sri Lanka’s bond market lost ground on Tuesday and continued to rise stealthily at this week’s auction, as a landmine explosion in northern Jafffna …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank rejects all bids sent in for the three-year bond auction
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Tuesday rejected all bids sent in for the three-year bond auction today, but did not give any reason. Sri Lanka’s …
Sri Lanka plans to issue dollar bonds aimed at tapping migrant workers
Sri Lanka plans to raise around US$ 100 million through an international bond issue next month to finance key infrastructure projects, the island’s …