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Treasury Bonds

Treasury Bond is a medium to long term debt instrument of 1 to 30 years issued by the Ministry of Finance / Public Debt Department (PDD) on behalf Government of Sri Lanka. Treasury Bond carries a semi-annual coupon (interest) and can be a premium or a discounted and receives the face value at maturity.

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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
  • Medium to Longer term debt instrument
  • Coupon will be paid semiannually, and Face value will be paid at maturity
  • Yield rates are determined by the market
  • Tradeable instrument in the secondary market
  • Issued in scripless 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
  • Since these bonds are tradeable 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 Bonds 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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