Category: Bills & Bonds

Jan 07, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised a billion US dollars from a 5-year sovereign bond at 6.0 percent. The bond proceeds are expected to ease government borrowing requirements and help keep interest rates in check.A source close to the deal said the offer had generated over 3.0 billion US dollars in orders […]

Jan 06, 2014 (LBO) – A one billion US dollar sovereign bond by Sri Lanka has been rated ‘BB-(EXP)’ by Fitch.– No sustained rise in commodity prices, particularly in crude oil, in line with Fitch’s Global Economic Outlook. Fitch said though debt levels were high, a budget for 2014 signalled a commitment to reduce debt […]

Jan 06, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has started selling a 5-year sovereign bond with price guidance set around 6.25 percent, a media report said. Bloomberg newswires said Citigroup, HSBC Standard Chartered and UBS were managing the sale. Sri Lanka is rated B1 by Moody’s B+ by S&P) and BB- by Fitch.

Jan 01, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield falling 34 basis points to 7.95 percent, data from the state debt office showed. Analysts say if there are state payments arrears to private suppliers, who in turn owe money to banks, bank rates can take […]

Nov 18, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields plunged across maturities for the second week in a row, with the 12-month rate falling 62 basis points to 8.53 percent, data from the state debt office showed. The Central Bank has been intervening heavily in forex markets not allowing the rupee to appreciate in recent […]

Dec 11, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12 month yield plunging 35 basis points to 9.15 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The debt office offered 10 billion rupees of maturing bills and accepted 13.3 billion rupees in bids from the auction. The three […]

Dec 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields dropped across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield falling as much as 19 basis points, the state debt office said.The 3-month yield dropped 09 basis points to 7.97 percent and the 6-month yield dropped 15 basis points to 8.65 percent. The debt office offered […]

Nov 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield falling 06 basis points to 9.69 percent. The 3-month yield fell 04 basis points to 8.06 percent and the 6-month yield fell 05 basis points to 8.80 percent. The debt office offered 11.0 billion rupees of […]

Nov 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is evaluating lead managers to sell international bonds in 2014 who will advise on the timing and mix of the program, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said. The government planned to build 50,000 high quality houses in estates to replace existing “poor quality” houses, he said. Bids to […]

Nov 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield down 3 basis points to 9.79 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 6-month yield was down 5 basis points to 8.89 percent. There were no sales of 3-month bills. The debt office said 415 million rupees […]

Nov 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday’s auction extending falls seen since a rate cut on October 15, with the 6-month yield down 6 basis points to 8.94 percent, data from the state debt office showed. The 12-month yield fell 01 basis point to 9.82 percent, despite 14.6 billion rupees […]

Oct 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields dropped sharply at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield falling 19 basis points to 9.83 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The debt office which offered 10 billion rupees in bills for roll-over said 20 billion rupees worth bid were accepted from the market. The […]