” National Rating; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka-based Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC a first-time National Long-Term Rating of ‘A(lka)’ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch has also assigned Bogawantalawa’s outstanding senior unsecured debentures a National Long-Term Rating of ‘A(lka)’. Bogawantalawa’s ratings are driven by the long-term structural decline at Sri Lankan tea plantations amid regulatory overhang on costs, […]