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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgraded 7 times during the last 7-years (May 2015 – May 2022)
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings. The recent downgrade to RD (Restricted Default) on the 19th of May 2022 was immediately after the lapse of a one month grace period for an ISB coupon payment that was not paid on the 18th of April.
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgraded 7 times during the last 7-years (May 2015 – May 2022)
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings. The recent downgrade to RD (Restricted Default) on the 19th of May 2022 was immediately after the lapse of a one month grace period for an ISB coupon payment that was not paid on the 18th of April.
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgraded 7 times during the last 7-years (May 2015 – May 2022)
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings. The recent downgrade to RD (Restricted Default) on the 19th of May 2022 was immediately after the lapse of a one month grace period for an ISB coupon payment that was not paid on the 18th of April.
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgraded 7 times during the last 7-years (May 2015 – May 2022)
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings. The recent downgrade to RD (Restricted Default) on the 19th of May 2022 was immediately after the lapse of a one month grace period for an ISB coupon payment that was not paid on the 18th of April.
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Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumption
Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again (see table below).
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Daily Mirror
PUCSL will announce tariff revisions after Februar...
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced that the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is responsible for deciding on electricity tariff revisions and will determine the date for the next adjustment after collectin...
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The Island
PUCSL nod given for 66% hike in electricity tariff...
The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), on Wednesday (15), approved increasing the electricity tariff by 66 percent from yesterday (15). https://island.lk/pucsl-nod-given-for-66-hike-in-electr...
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Economy Next
Sri Lanka IOC unit reports profits of Rs8.2bn in D...
Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation has reported profits of 8.2 billion rupees for the December 2022 quarter, up from only 980 million US dollars a year earlier. https://econom...
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Insight on Energy and Water Supply
May fuel price update: Petrol aligned wi...
In May 2025, the prices of both Petrol 92...
April Fuel Price Update: Petrol 92 Align...
In April 2025, the market price of Petrol...
Fuel market price unchanged for 4 months...
Since December 2024, the market prices of...
February 2025 Fuel Price Update: Fuel Pr...
On 01 February 2025, the retail prices of...
January 2025 Fuel Price Update: Market a...
On 01 January 2025, the market prices of...
Fuel Price Formula: Revised Methodology
In January 2025, the
November 2024 Fuel Price Update: Market...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Petrol & Diesel Market Prices vs. Formul...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Petrol and Diesel vs. fuel price formula...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
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May fuel price update: Petrol aligned with formula...
In May 2025, the prices of both Petrol 92 and Auto Diesel were reduced in Sri Lanka. Petrol 92 dropped by LKR 6 per litre, while Auto Diesel saw a more significant cut of LKR 12 per litre. This marks the fourth consecutive month in which the...
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