COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly ...

COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lanka issued a $1.5 billion 10-year sovereign bond that paid a rich 6.875 per cent US dollar coupon in October. This bond was widely allocated to US/Europe-based emerging markets funds since ...

Financing for Sri Lanka’s infrastructure development as part of its economic growth has to come from bond markets, said a former senior Malaysian central banker. Currently the Executive Deputy ...

The country also needs to reach an agreement with bondholders who hold the bulk of the island’s $12.5 billion worth of international sovereign bonds. Sri Lanka’s dollar bond maturing in July ...

CB Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal was quoted as saying that the CB is pleased with the outcome of the latest sovereign US Dollar bond issue. “The strong response signifies the heightened confidence of ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary ...

as they would have similar characteristics to sustainability-linked bonds, in which payments change if certain targets are met or missed. With MLBs, Sri Lanka would receive upfront debt relief if it ...

With the agreements on restructuring its sovereign bonds, Sri Lanka will have obtained over $17 billion in debt service relief, the finance ministry said. The International Monetary Fund approved ...

Six wickets from Nishan Peiris lead Sri Lanka to a win by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle. Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis enters the record books with a century in the second ...

High debt, shortsighted economic policies and tourism revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic plunged Sri Lanka into its ...

Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a ...