Sri Lanka pays USD 500 Mn for ISBs that matured on Tuesday (18)

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on Tuesday (18) said that the country has paid the USD 500 Million International Sovereign Bond that matured.

Earlier, the Governor said that the Central Bank allocated the forex required for the $ 500 million International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) that is maturing on January 18.

Out of the 500 million dollar bond, 170 million is held by domestic investors, Cabraal had said earlier, according to media reports.

Ajith Nivard Cabraal on Twitter: Sri Lanka has paid the USD 500 million sovereign #bond that matured today (18)