Inflation ( CCPI)1.7% (June 2024)
GDP5.3% (1Q 2024)
Unemployment4.3% (4Q 2023)
3M T-Bill Rate9.14%
12M T-Bill Rate9.95%
2Y T-Bond Rate10.10%/ 10.20%
4Y T-Bond Rate11.60% / 11.70%
USD/LKR303/304
Reserves $5.6Bn (June 2024)
Cum. Trade Deficit $2,180 Mn (May 2024 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 361Bn (April 2024)

Sri Lanka sovereign bond yields are rising again

Interest RatesJan 27, 2021
Sri Lanka sovereign bond yields are rising again
Sri Lanka sovereign bond yields has starts to rise again during last few days. Country has issued USD 14.05Bn international sovereign bonds as at today. The credit rating of the country was downgraded by three main rating agencies to "CCC" level during last quarter of 2020. Despite yield rose speculating the default of the bonds, Sri Lanka government settled USD 1Bn in last October.

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