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Treasury Bills

Treasury bills are short-term debt instruments with maturities of 3, 6, or 12 months, issued by the Ministry of Finance / Public Debt Department (PDD) on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. Treasury Bills are discounted instruments, where investors pay the discounted value (investment value) and receive the face value at maturity. Treasury Bills are issued through weekly auctions.

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Eligibility

A non-national resident in or outside Sri Lanka.

A non-national of Sri Lankan origin, who is resident outside Sri Lanka.

A Sri Lankan citizen, resident outside Sri Lanka.

A company incorporated outside Sri Lanka.

Country and regional funds, Mutual funds, unit trusts and other institutional investors who are established outside Sri Lanka.

An administrator or executor of the estate of a diseased person, who maintained an inward investment account with the bank until the completion of the administration of the deceased person’s estate.

A receiver or liquidator of a company that maintained an inward investment account with the bank until proceedings are concluded.

Any other person or category of persons who may be authorized by the central bank from time to time.

FAQs

  • Risk free
  • Short term debt instrument
  • Maturity proceeds (Face value) will be paid on maturity
  • Yield rates are determined by the market
  • Tradable instrument in the secondary market
  • Issued in script less form.

  • It is a risk-free investment, since its issued by the sovereign government
  • You can get the competitive rate of interest since the rates are determined in the market
  • Treasury bills are tradable in the secondary market, you can obtain instant liquidity by selling them in the market
  • All receipts of maturity proceeds and capital gains are fully repatriable

You can visit a branch of your choice and discuss your requirement with an officer.Interest rate applicable for Treasury Bills can be discussed with the officer. Please fill the relevant application form and hand it over to the branch.

  • Request letter
  • Application for Real Time Notification (CDS)
  • E-confirmation letter
  • Customer agreement of government securities (CAGS)
  • Board Resolution (BR) - for Corporate clients

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