(Reuters) – Moody’s (NYSE:) has positioned Sri Lanka’s Ca long-term overseas foreign money score on assessment for an improve, the credit score rankings company mentioned on Wednesday, following the federal government’s bond-exchange supply that goals to finish the restructuring of worldwide bonds.
The bond swap, launched on Tuesday, is a crucial a part of the island nation’s ongoing $12.55 billion debt restructuring and its efforts to stabilize the financial system.
The nation had defaulted on its overseas debt for the primary time in Could 2022, reeling below a extreme disaster amid a heavy debt burden and declining overseas change reserves.
Moody’s additionally assigned a provisional Caa1 credit standing to Sri Lanka’s new U.S. dollar-denominated debt issuances, that are a part of its bond-exchange supply.
