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Foreign holdings in Govt. securities more than double in 2025

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January 05, 2026

■Increase 106% in 2025 after contracting 49% in 2024

Foreign holdings in Govt. securities more than double in 2025

FOREIGN investor participation in Sri Lanka's Government securities rebounded strongly in 2025, reversing a sharp contraction a year earlier, while the overall stock of domestic debt continued to rise, driven by increased Treasury Bond issuance.

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