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Jan 18, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited’s 175 million US dollars 5.3 percent government guaranteed bonds due 2019. The rating agency, however, said that the rating is not derived from its issuer’s standalone credit profile and is therefore not comparable with that of industry peers.Fitch has rated SriLankan Airlines’s US dollar-denominated […]

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Fitch Ratings has affirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited’s (SLA) US dollar-denominated government guaranteed bonds at ‘B+’. KEY RATING DRIVERS The national carrier’s bonds are rated at the same level as its parent, the Sri Lankan state (B+/Stable), due to the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by the state. The state held 99.5% of SLA at end-2017 […]