Through a competitive auction of domestic debt securities denominated in Colones, on November 9 the Costa Rican government issued the equivalent of $106 million in the primary market maturing in 2024, $81 million in 2026 and $27 million in 2031.
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.
The Ministry of Finance issued Treasury Bonds for an amount equivalent to $116 million, of which $52 million was in local currency and $64 million in foreign currency.
The overall amount of Treasury Bonds issued by the Republic of Guatemala so far, amounts to $414 million, corresponding to Fiscal Year 2020, of which one million correspond to Treasury Bonds issuances for small investors.
The Ministry of Finance Awarded Treasury Bonds in local currency for an equivalent amount of $19 million, at a cut-off rate of 6.2% and expiring in August 2034.
In the event of issuance of Electronically Registered Representative Certificates in Custody in the Banco de Guatemala, a demand for $42.9 million was received, corresponding in its entirety to the maturity date of 11/23/2039. No position was awarded in this issuance modality, informed the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Finance issued Treasury bonds in local currency in an amount equivalent to $17.5 million for a 20-year term.
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:
The Ministry of Finance placed Treasury bonds in local currency for the equivalent of $274 million, reaching 12% of the authorized value for fiscal year 2019.
The government reported that the first issuance of the year was for $175 million and took place on January 29, and the second for $99 million was completed on February 5.
The Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas [Roughly equivalent to the US Department of the Treasury] informed on January 29 that "... the first issuance event of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala of Fiscal Year 2019 was held, whose results are the following:
The Ministry of Finance issued Treasury bonds in local currency for an amount equivalent to $38 million, receiving total demand of $90 million.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
September 25, 2018. The results of the sale of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala represented by Account Annotation (Public Bidding); and of Representative Physical Certificates and Representative Certificates Electronically Registered in Custody of Banco de Guatemala (Auction and Public Bidding) held on September 25, 2018, with a total demand of Q.694.95 million and US $30 million, are the following:
The Ministry of Finance has issued Treasury bonds in local currency for an amount equivalent to $48 million, receiving total demand of $130 million.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
August 21, 2018.The results of the sale of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala represented by Account Annotation (Public Bidding); and of Representative Physical Certificates and Representative Certificates Electronically Registered in Custody of Banco deGuatemala (Auction and Public Bidding) held on August 21, 2018, with a total demand of Q.941.70 million and US $ 17.0 million, were the following:
Treasury debt securities were adjudicated in Quetzales for fifteen years and at a rate of 6.5%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
May 15, 2018.The Ministry of Public Finance held the 16th placement event forTreasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala in Fiscal Year 2018, the results of which are as follows:
The Central Bank awarded bills denominated in Córdobas for an amount equivalent to $17 million, and another $8 million in an auction held on April 25, 2018.
From a statement issued by the Central Bank:
April 25, 2018.The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) reports that on April 25, 2018, in the BCN's auction of bills it was decided to:
Salvadoran banks have been reducing their investments in Treasury Bills, and have stated that they will not increase them until the debt rating improves.
Representatives from the Salvadoran Banking Association (Abansa) acknowledged that since March this year the entities have been reducing their investment in 'Letras del Tesoro' (Letes), due to the delicate fiscal situation facing the government.
The government has issued on the local market $125 million in Treasury Bonds maturing in 2024, with an average yield of 3.63%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance:
On March 14, the Republic of Panama issued Treasury Bonds maturing in 2024 with a 4.95% coupon, in line with the debt strategy adopted by the Government.
The Central Bank has managed to issue the equivalent of $48 million in Letters denominated in local currency, at average rates of between 0.36% and 4%, for periods of between 7 days and nine months.
From a statement issued by the Central Bank of Nicaragua:
In the issue made in local currency the government sold bonds for $112.85 million maturing in 2031 at a rate of 7.3631%, and $10.4 million maturing in 2031 at a rate of 7.3492%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works:
The Ministry of Finance has made two more issues as part of the Fiscal Year 2016. The results of the placement of March 15, 2016 are as follows:
It is becoming more and more expensive for the Ministry of Finance to issue treasury bills in the local market, as the growing fiscal deterioration requires investors to demand higher rates in order to offset the risk.
The delicate fiscal situation of the Salvadoran economy is causing more and more concern among investors in the local market, particularly financial institutions, which are ceasing to purchase government securities and increasingly demanding higher rates in order to compensate for the risks involved in financing the State.
The government managed to sell Treasury Bonds in quetzales for an amount equal to $236 million, maturing in 2031 and with an interest rate of 7.4973%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works:
The Ministry of Finance started on Tuesday January 26, 2016 with an issue of treasury bonds of the Republic of Guatemala, for fiscal year 2016. The results of the placement of these securities are as follows:
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