Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- The Government plans to raise up to US$300 million through a Domestic Dollar Bond (DDB) issue, Treasury Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said yesterday, with the offer being opened to diaspora and individual investors for the first time since the debt crisis.

Speaking at the Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit, Dr. Suriyapperuma said the initial US$100 million offer could be expanded by a further US$200 million in two additional tranches.

This is the second US dollar-denominated bond issue since the debt crisis. In 2025, the Government raised around US$50 million through a DDB issue with a minimum investment of US$1 million, targeting mainly commercial banks. The minimum investment has now been reduced to ...