Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'RD' (Restricted Default) from 'C'. The ratings on its local-currency bonds tendered in the domestic debt exchange have been downgraded to 'D' from 'C' while its other four local-currency bonds not tendered in the domestic debt exchange have been affirmed at 'C'.
The Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) IDR has been affirmed at 'RD', and the ratings on Sri Lanka's foreign-currency bonds have been affirmed at 'D'.
All issue ratings have subsequently been withdrawn. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of 'CCC+' or below. A full list of rating actions is detailed below.
Fitch has withdrawn the issue ratings of Sri Lanka's foreign and local-currency bonds as these are no longer considered to be relevant to the agency's coverage.
