Sri Lanka borrowing limit being raised for DDR, not for deficit says CB Governor
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s borrowing limit for 2023 is being raised not to borrow more money for the deficit but to facilitate a domestic debt restructuring (DDR), Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
Sri Lanka is planning to issue more Treasury bonds at face value to the Employment Provident Fund (EPF) and also convert central bank held Treasury bills into bonds.
Sri Lanka’s primary surplus so far is lower than projected in a program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Governor Weerasinghe told a forum organized by the Sri Lanka Chapter of the Chartered Financial Analysts.
The date for the DDR was extended, partly to facilitate passage of the required changes to the Appropriation Act.
Going forward gross borrowing requirements are likely to fall after the DDR.
Sri Lanka has to bring down the gross financing need from the current 30 percent levels to around 13% by 2027-32 with domestic debt maturities extended to reduce roll-over risks.
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