Sri Lanka Offers Fuel Quotas to Firms That Can Pay in Dollars

  • Energy minister says purchases in USD to get guaranteed quota
  • Nation at virtual standstill with fuel supplies restricted

Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Photographer: Jonathan Wijayaratne/Bloomberg
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka is offering a guaranteed fuel quota to any company that can pay in dollars.

Potential purchasers must pay as much as a month in advance to open a consumer account at state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp., Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera tweeted on Sunday. Fuel will be issued on a daily or weekly basis from July 12, according to the minister.