Sri Lanka succumbs to hard default

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Sri Lanka succumbs to hard default

Sri Lanka yesterday succumbed to an embarrassing “hard default” as the grace period for the International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) Coupon payment lapsed.

Sri Lanka succumbs to hard default

Daily FT

2022-05-19

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