The total outstanding central government debt has increased from Rs 13,031.5 billion to Rs 14,024.7 billion during the first four months of 2020, the latest weekly report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) outlines.

Accordingly, the Government’s debt has increased by Rs.993.2 billion within the first four months of 2020.

Meanwhile, the total domestic debt of the government has increased from Rs. 6,629.1 billion to Rs 7,217.7 billion while total foreign debt from Rs 6,402.4 billion to Rs 6,807.1 billion.