Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said that the government has maintained its unblemished record of debt repayment as the installment for the 2014 ISB issuance of USD 1 billion was met yesterday (Jan 14).
Minister Samaraweera on his twitter handle said that Sri Lanka has managed to maintain its track record of repaying debts on time despite the 51-day political crisis.
He added that the government hopes to build up it's external reserves through swaps, term loans from other countries, international sovereign bonds and credit lines.
Despite the disruptions of the 51 day #couplk, #lka maintains the unblemished record of paying debts on time by re-paying 2014 ISB issuance of US$ 1 Billion today. #lka will build up it's external reserves through Swaps,Term Loans from friendly countries,ISBs & Credit Lines.
— Mangala Samaraweera (@MangalaLK) January 14, 2019
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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