National Blueprint · One of 195
An island of 21.8 million that restructured its debts, has drawn $2.4 billion under its IMF programme since 2023, and keeps nine in ten of its children in school.
Perfect Nations values what Sri Lanka owns and raises capital against it, through innovative financing for development (FfD) and super intelligence (SI).
Sri Lanka at a glance
What we do for Sri Lanka
Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations.
The whole logo: a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance.
01Assets · The cup · Sovereign Assets
Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Sri Lanka toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen.
21.8mCitizens, 2025
20 in every hundred live in towns and cities; the rest live on the land they farm and fish.
48.8%Of land in farms and pasture
The land that feeds the nation, and the first place a citizen dividend can be earned.
34.4%Of land under forest
Standing forest holds the water, soil and carbon that the world will pay to keep.
2,380 m³Renewable fresh water per person
Enough to supply every home, once it is stored, treated and piped.
49%Of electricity from renewables, 2023
Sun, wind, water and biomass already carry part of the load; the rest is the opportunity.
02Capital · The laurels · Capital Architecture
Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Sri Lanka owns, every line sourced.
Capital ArchitectureThe record in figures
Capital already committed
Settlement concluded 20 December 2024 · 96% participation · 98% of the bonds exchanged
Face amount of the international sovereign bonds at end-2023
Sri Lanka exchanged its existing international sovereign bonds for new restructured bonds, on terms that introduced Macro-Linked Bonds. The Ministry of Finance puts the upfront reduction in debt stock at USD 3.0 billion, which can rise to USD 4.3 billion in an economic downturn, and the cut in debt service during the four-year IMF programme at USD 9.6 billion.
Government of Sri Lanka
SourceStaff-level agreement 4 October 2026 · SDR 254 million · Subject to IMF Executive Board approval
Board approval depends on the 2027 Budget and a financing assurances review
On Board approval Sri Lanka would draw about US$345 million, bringing disbursements under the arrangement to about US$2.7 billion. Approval depends on the Minister of Finance presenting to Parliament a 2027 Budget in line with programme parameters, and on a financing assurances review of multilateral partners’ contributions. Staff also urged faster recovery and reconstruction after Cyclone Ditwah.
International Monetary Fund
SourceApproved 30 September 2026 · IDA Crisis Response Window · Extends the project by three years
600 km of roads severely damaged by Cyclone Ditwah
Repairs and rebuilds 600 kilometres of roads severely damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, with priority for roads that restore access to markets, schools and health facilities. The World Bank expects it to benefit more than 830,000 people directly and to reach close to two million across eight target districts, which serves the livelihood, education and health standards.
World Bank
SourceApproved 29 June 2026 · Announced 1 July 2026 · Development policy operation · Budget support
Trade, investment climate, financial sector, state enterprise and power sector reforms
Budget support for reforms that reduce trade barriers, improve the investment climate and strengthen the financial sector, with measures to expand women’s employment, improve the governance of state-owned enterprises and make the power sector more competitive. Lower energy costs and more jobs serve the energy and livelihood standards.
World Bank
SourceApproved 20 March 2023 · SDR 2.286 billion, 395 percent of quota · Combined fifth and sixth reviews completed 27 May 2026
About $2.4 billion drawn; about $695 million made available in May 2026
The IMF arrangement approved on 20 March 2023, worth SDR 2.286 billion (about US$3 billion). Completion of the combined fifth and sixth reviews gave immediate access to SDR 508 million (about US$695 million), bringing purchases under the arrangement to SDR 1.778 billion (about US$2.4 billion).
International Monetary Fund
SourceApproved 19 December 2025 · SDR 150.5 million · 26 percent of quota
Urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal pressures after Cyclone Ditwah
An IMF disbursement of about US$206 million to help address urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal pressures arising from Cyclone Ditwah. The fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility was deferred at the time.
International Monetary Fund
SourceApproved 19 December 2025 · Online citizen service portal, data exchange and digital skills
Government services online and support for technology start-ups
Builds an integrated online portal for government services, with cross-agency data exchange and a cloud platform, and trains citizens and public servants to use them. It also funds a digital start-up accelerator, including for women entrepreneurs, which serves the livelihood standard.
World Bank
SourceApproved 20 June 2025 · Includes $40 million in World Bank Group guarantees in the first phase
1 gigawatt of new solar and wind; more than $800 million of private investment expected
A World Bank Group programme to add 1 gigawatt of clean electricity to the grid through new solar and wind projects and to mobilise more than $800 million in private investment. It supports Sri Lanka’s goal of generating 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and serves the energy standard.
World Bank Group
SourceApproval announced 10 November 2026
To advance digital transformation in Sri Lanka
An Asian Development Bank loan of $98 million to advance digital transformation in Sri Lanka, announced on 10 November 2026.
Asian Development Bank
SourceApproval announced 9 November 2026 · Two projects
To expand and strengthen water supply and sanitation services across Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank has approved two projects, together $300 million, to expand and strengthen water supply and sanitation services across Sri Lanka, announced on 9 November 2026. It serves the water standard.
Asian Development Bank
SourceApproved 21 October 2026 · $50 million policy-based loan · $50 million project loan
30,000 households from the Aswesuma social registry, in six districts
Supports reforms and investments in social protection, economic inclusion and resilience for poor and elderly Sri Lankans, through the government’s National Empowerment Program. Households receive livelihood grants, employment and business support, skills development and financial literacy training, which serves the livelihood standard.
Asian Development Bank
SourceApproved 29 September 2026 · Results-based loan · $50 million regular and $50 million concessional · $500,000 technical assistance grant
More than 100,000 young people expected to benefit
A results-based loan to improve the quality and relevance of technical and vocational training, link training providers with industry and widen job opportunities for young people, including nontraditional jobs for women in automotive technology and renewable energy. It serves the education and livelihood standards.
Asian Development Bank
SourceSigned 18 August 2026 · Policy-based loan · Raised from $100 million to $200 million
General budgetary assistance; Subprogram 2, an indicative $100 million, expected to be implemented in 2028
A policy-based loan from the Asian Development Bank that gives general budgetary assistance, signed at the General Treasury in Colombo. The Ministry of Finance says it comes amid heightened economic uncertainty from the Middle East crisis and climate-related shocks, and that the loan was raised from USD 100 million to USD 200 million. Support for trade and investment serves the livelihood standard.
Asian Development Bank
SourceLoan agreements signed 18 August 2026 · Implementation 2026 to 2030
Roads, irrigation, and the livelihoods and housing of cyclone-affected households
Rehabilitates and rebuilds road infrastructure and irrigation systems damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, and restores the livelihoods and housing of cyclone-affected households. It serves the shelter, food and livelihood standards.
Asian Development Bank
SourceApproved 26 June 2026 · $35 million concessional loan · $16.9 million EU grant · $5.5 million grant from the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism · Total cost $80.5 million
About 25 megawatt-peak of rooftop solar
About 25 megawatt-peak of rooftop solar, whose power the two electricity distribution utilities pool and share as credits with eligible small businesses and community organisations, including those unable to install rooftop solar because of financial or space constraints. It serves the energy standard.
Asian Development BankEuropean UnionJapan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism
SourceSigned 8 October 2025 · Sovereign-backed financing · Second underground 220 kV cable into Colombo
Carries renewable power from the north and east to Colombo
Adds a second underground 220 kV cable between Kerawalapitiya and the Colombo Port L substation, to keep power supply uninterrupted and the grid stable. It helps move renewable power from the north and east to Colombo, which serves the energy standard.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
SourceGrant agreement signed 28 October 2026 · Gampaha District, Western Province
A drainage pumping station to reduce flood damage, in Gampaha District
A Japanese grant for a drainage pumping station and consulting services in the Kelani River Basin, to reduce flood damage by improving stormwater drainage capacity. Fewer floods protect homes, which serves the shelter standard.
Japan International Cooperation Agency
SourceApproved 10 October 2025 · Signed 2 June 2026 · Invested 29 October 2026 · C Loan from IFC and GAFSP, with an option to convert into equity
IFC loan of $5 million; up to $5 million expected from the GAFSP Private Sector Window
A loan from IFC and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program to a Sri Lankan poultry business established in 1986, with a feed mill, breeder farms, a hatchery, broiler and out-grower farms, processing and its own retail shops. It part-funds a programme to expand capacity, improve efficiency and grow the retail network, which serves the food and livelihood standards.
IFCGlobal Agriculture and Food Security Program
SourceApproved 3 April 2026 · Signed 27 April 2026 · Invested 15 September 2026 · Loan in Sri Lankan rupees, up to $18 million equivalent
A 100 MW ground-mounted solar plant in the Siyabalanduwa area, Uva Province
An IFC local-currency loan to WindForce PLC, which IFC describes as Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy company, for its equity in a 100 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project. It is supported by the IDA21 Private Sector Window Local Currency Facility and serves the energy standard.
IFC
SourceApproved 11 December 2025 · Signed 19 December 2025 · Invested 16 January 2026 · Four-year senior unsecured loan · Package of up to $70 million with a $20 million trade facility
On-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, including women-owned SMEs
An IFC loan to Nations Trust Bank, a publicly listed licensed commercial bank, for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, including women-owned SMEs, which face significant financing gaps. It serves the livelihood standard.
IFC
Source
Kavinda PereraNation Steward of Sri Lanka · SI Researcher
Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Sri Lanka, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations.
One of Sri Lanka’s leading fully integrated poultry producers, founded in 1986, working from breeding and feed to processing, distribution, exports and retail. In June 2026 IFC announced it will invest up to $10 million, including up to $5 million from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, to scale capacity; the project is expected to benefit at least 200 smallholder farmers.
IFC, 2026Develops, owns and operates wind, solar and small hydropower assets; IFC describes it as Sri Lanka’s largest independent renewable energy producer. In April 2026 IFC announced it is investing up to $18 million through a local-currency loan for a utility-scale 100-megawatt solar power facility.
IFC, 2026A pharmaceutical and medical products business wholly owned by Sunshine Holdings PLC, with a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, six regional distribution centres and access to over 3,000 pharmacies. IFC made an equity investment, approved in April 2024, for the expansion of pharmaceutical manufacturing, distribution and retail.
IFC, 2024A publicly listed licensed commercial bank in Sri Lanka, established in 1999. IFC’s loan of up to $50 million, invested in January 2026, is for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, including women-owned SMEs.
IFC, 202603Solutions · The seven stars · Perfect Capita
Perfect Capita is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Sri Lanka in its own prices.
How Perfect Capita worksTap a star for its figure and source.
The price of Perfect Sri Lanka
To be set with Sri Lanka, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Sri Lanka, each year.
Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Sri Lanka. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. The strict measures
Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group. Each figure links to its source.
Solution No. 32
Rooftop solar and electric cooking are financed together, by Sri Lankans at home and abroad.
~15mSri Lankans who cook without clean fuel
A golden lion holding a sword, framed by four leaves of the bo tree. Nine in ten of your children complete lower-secondary school, and you have climbed out of default faster than almost anyone expected.
“You climbed out of default faster than anyone expected. Now let every Sri Lankan kitchen cook with clean fuel.”
Work with us · The ReDesign Studio
One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Sri Lanka, taken as far toward market as you choose.
For the Government of Sri Lanka, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.
Mandate 013 hours
A private session for the people who decide.
You leave withThe gap, named and sized
Mandate 023 days
Your team and ours, working the blueprint together.
You leave withThe structure, drawn
Mandate 03End to end
Led personally by the President and CEO.
You leave withA structure ready for market
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