May 3, 1999
Primary Auctions
At an auction of Dollar-denominated 6-month T-bills held on 26 April, demand exceeded supply by almost eight times. The Finance Ministry, however, met only those bids that complied with the targeted average yield of 7.58%. As a result, it only raised USD 2m, as planned.
Latest issues of 6-month T-bills
| Issue | Maturity | Average
Price, USD |
Volume, USD mln | Average Yield (%) | Compound yield. % |
002 |
21.10.99 |
96.35 |
2.1 |
7.58 |
7.72 |
003 |
28.10.99 |
96.35 |
2.0 |
7.58 |
7.72 |
The auction of Dollar-denominated 3-month T-bills on 27 April was undersubscribed. The issuer only managed to place USD 2.5m, USD0.5m less than planned.
As a result of the two auctions held in the week ending 30 April, the Finance Ministry raised USD 4.6m (KZT 520.2m), though its plan was USD 5.0m, and it repaid KZT 625.9m. (IRBIS)
Latest issues of 3-month T-bills
| Issue | Maturity | Average
Price, USD |
Volume, USD mln | Average Yield (%) | Compound yield. % |
002 |
22.07.99 |
98.20 |
4.5 |
7.33 |
7.53 |
003 |
29.07.99 |
98.19 |
2.5 |
7.37 |
7.58 |
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