Sri Lanka Central Bank clarifies media reports on government debt
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Thursday issuing statement in response to the media reports on Government debt recording and maintenance of accounts published on 8th February 2018, emphasized that the Government of Sri Lanka has maintained an "unblemished record" of debt servicing.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said that it compiles and publishes Central Government debt based on its database on issuance of domestic debt and international commercial borrowings on behalf of the Government and also the information it receives from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and External Resources Department (ERD) of the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs.
The Central Bank said it regularly and closely coordinates with MoF and ERD towards the accuracy of its published debt statistics a...