Türkİye, Economy

Turkish Treasury borrows nearly $237M through auction

Treasury sells 12-month zero coupon bonds worth 900 million Turkish liras through an auction

16.01.2018 - Update : 17.01.2018
Turkish Treasury borrows nearly $237M through auction

Ankara

By Muhammed Ali Gurtas

ANKARA 

The Turkish Treasury borrowed around 900 million Turkish liras ($237 million) from domestic markets, according to an official statement on Tuesday.

The Treasury Undersecretariat announced that an auction was held for twelve-month zero coupon bonds -- new issuance.

The government bonds will be settled on Wednesday and mature on Jan. 16, 2019, with a total tender of around 1.65 billion Turkish liras ($433 million) and a 54.7 percent accepted/tendered rate.

The interest rate of the twelve-month government bonds was accepted at a 13.53 percent term rate, with the same annual simple and compound interest rates of 13.53 percent.


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