With this allocation the Treasury reached 80.6% of the maximum amount of issuance for ¢1.8 billion, announced last August 25, during the presentation of the debt plan for the second half of the year, the authorities informed.

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From the Ministry of Finance's statement:

San Jose, November 10, 2020. The Ministry of Finance issued this Monday, November 9, ¢132.272 million, in nominal amount, in the primary market, through a competitive auction of internal debt securities. In this Monday's event, investors offered a total amount of ¢137.268 million.

With this allocation, the Treasury reached 80.6% of the maximum placement amount of ¢1.8 billion, announced last August 25, during the presentation of the debt plan for the second half of the year.

"This auction confirms the confidence of the financial sector in the management of public finances and shows the resilience of the domestic public debt market to close the gap between income and expenditure of the Central Government. The commitment to reach a lower figure of projected financial deficit remains in force and we are committed to reach a lower figure by the end of the year," said Isaac Castro, Deputy Minister of Expenditure.

Through the management carried out this Monday, property titles of internal debt fixed rate in colons were issued, with maturity in 2024, 2026 and 2031. The maximum yield assigned for the series maturing in 2024 was 6.32%, for the series maturing in 2026 8.00% and 9.34% for the series maturing in 2031.

The issuance of securities according to their year of maturity was as follows:

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From the Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas press release (equivalent to the US Department of the Treasury):

March 5, 2019. The Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas [Roughly equivalent to the US Department of the Treasury] held the sixth issuance event of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala for the 2019 Fiscal Year, in which a 20-year term series was opened for the first time, for the maturity date 17/05/2039, with a coupon rate of 7.6250%, observing that of the total demand 64% corresponds to such series, which results in the confidence of investors in public securities, whose results are the following: