Colombo, Oct. 15 (UNI) The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to issue domestic dollar-denominated bonds as a debt instrument, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the decision was made as foreign exchange inflows into the country have increased, thereby strengthening liquidity in the domestic foreign exchange market.

Targeting Sri Lanka’s commercial banks, the move aims to provide opportunities for investments using foreign currency deposits by issuing domestic debt instruments denominated in foreign currency, he said.

According to the Public Debt Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, a market survey conducted in August 2025 to assess investor interest confirmed that investors expressed willingness to inves

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