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DFCC Bank issues Sri Lanka's first Blue Bond
Daily FT
|September 30, 2025
Follows launch of country’s first Green Bond in 2024 Rs. 3 b Blue Bond to finance projects sustaining maritime resources SL joins select band of capital markets Seychelles, Fiji, Ecuador, and Indonesia
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DFCC Bank has launched Sri Lanka’s first-ever Blue Bond, a Rs. 3 billion issuance dedicated to financing projects that protect and sustain the country’s ocean resources.
The Blue Bond, carrying an expected rating of ‘A(EXP) (lka)’ from Fitch Ratings, will support projects in clean drinking water infrastructure, sustainable marine fisheries and aquaculture, marine renewable energy, eco-friendly coastal tourism, wastewater management, climate adaptation for coastal communities, and clean marine transportation.
It adheres to the International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA) Green, Social, and Sustainability Bond Principles and emerging Blue Bond guidelines, with transparency, a clearly defined use of proceeds, and measurable outcomes at its core.
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