DDO gazette issued; Fin Min Secretary granted several powers

A special gazette notification on Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO) was published under which several directives were issued to the Finance Ministry Secretary and the Public Debt Registrar.

The gazette was issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe under the provisions of the Registered Stock and Securities Ordinance Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

"The President has authorised the Finance Ministry Secretary and the Registrar of Public Debt several powers through this gazette," he added.