DFCC’s Blue Bond in NSE Exchange
View(s):DFCC Bank PLC has completed the supplementary international listing of Sri Lanka’s first-ever Blue Bond on the NSE International Exchange (NSEIX) in India, becoming the first Blue Bond from Sri Lanka to be listed internationally and the first Blue Bond to be admitted on NSEIX.
The milestone represents the first Blue Bond admitted within the jurisdiction of India’s International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), reinforcing growing cross-border capital market integration between Sri Lanka and India. It also marks the first listing to take place following the Memorandum of Understanding between the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and NSEIX, strengthening regional collaboration in sustainable finance, the local bank said in a media release.
While the supplementary listing enhances international visibility, the bond’s primary listing and trading remain exclusively on the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lankan Rupees.
Commenting on the achievement, Thimal Perera, Chief Executive Officer of DFCC Bank, said, “By securing visibility on an international platform such as NSEIX, we are reinforcing investor confidence in Sri Lanka’s capacity to originate credible, impact-driven capital market instruments aligned with global standards. Sustainable finance must connect local priorities with international capital, and this listing advances that objective.”
Blue Bonds mobilise capital specifically for projects that protect and sustainably manage marine and water resources while strengthening climate resilience. Through this issuance, DFCC Bank directs proceeds towards initiatives including sustainable water management, wastewater and sanitation infrastructure, pollution control, coastal and marine ecosystem protection, and economic activities linked to Sri Lanka’s blue economy.
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