On Wednesday 30 October, the Kingdom of Belgium issued within the framework of its EMTN programme a new 10-year USD 1 billion bond at a spread of mid-swap plus 64 basis points.

This new bond matures on the 6 November 2034 and has a coupon of 4.35%.

The issue was immediately swapped to euro to avoid any exchange rate risk. The Belgian Debt Agency thus received EUR 926,18 million, realising an arbitrage, after swap, of more than 5 basis points against the OLO curve.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 4.002 billion.

ISIN Code : BE0312804769 - 18/12/2024
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 4.002
Weighted average yield : 3.216%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.01

See our Refinitiv page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BEDA - TC Auctions - Results.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.512 billion, distributed into the following lines :

OLO 2.70%  22/10/2029 (OLO 102)
ISIN Code : BE0000362716 - 22/10/2029
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.933
Weighted average yield : 2.388%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.80

OLO 2.85%  22/10/2034 (OLO 100)
ISIN Code : BE0000360694 - 22/10/2034
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.858
Weighted average yield : 2.792%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.43

OLO 2.25%  22/06...

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday 21 October 2024, has been determined at EUR 2.2/2.5 billion

3 OLO lines will be auctioned:

1. OLO 2.70%  22/10/2029 ISIN BE0000362716 (OLO 102)
2. OLO 2.85%  22/10/2034 ISIN BE0000360694 (OLO 100)
3. OLO 2.25%  22/06/2057 ISIN BE0000343526 (OLO 83)

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Belgium is the first European member state to fully implement the new NIS2 legislation. These rules significantly strengthen the level of cyber security. An estimated at least 2,500 Belgian organisations are required from today to register on the website atwork.safeonweb.be and take security measures.  They thus hold the key to taking their cyber security to the next level.

Within its cash management and in order to cover short term cash needs, the Belgian Debt Agency announces that it will organize an additional auction of Treasury Certificates on Tuesday, 29th October 2024 at 11:00 CET.

During this auction, a new Treasury Certificate will be issued, ISIN BE0312804769, with maturity 18th December 2024. The initial target amount of the issuance during this auction will be between EUR 3,5 billion and 4 billion.

This same Treasury Certificate will also be...

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday 21 October 2024 :

1.
Description : OLO 2.70%  22/10/2029
ISIN code : BE0000362716
OLO number : OLO 102
Outstanding : EUR 8 155 000 000.00

2.
Description : OLO 2.85%  22/10/2034
ISIN code : BE0000360694
OLO number : OLO 100
Outstanding : EUR 14 041 000 000.00

3.
Description : OLO 2.25%  22/06/2057
ISIN code : BE0000343526
OLO number : OLO 83
Outstanding : EUR 7 508 000 000.00

Pay...

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency:

 

As of the end of September 2024, the federal government debt amounted to EUR 520,417 billion. Federal government debt thus decreased by EUR 17.75 billion since August.

In net terms (after deducting placements and securities held in portfolio), the federal government debt increased by EUR 4.10 billion to EUR 505.362 billion. 

The net balance to be financed amounted to -EUR 4.10 billion (to the detriment of the Treasury).

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The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 3.207 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312798706 - 09/01/2025
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.602
Weighted average yield : 3.141%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.83

ISIN Code : BE0312802748 - 11/09/2025
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.605
Weighted average yield : 2.763%£
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.78

See our Refinitiv page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BEDA - TC...

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.193 billion.

ISIN Code : BE0312798706 - 09/01/2025
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 2.193
Weighted average yield : 3.126%£
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.67

See our Refinitiv page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BEDA - TC Auctions - Results.

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The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.817 billion, distributed into the following lines :

OLO 0.90%  22/06/2029 (OLO 87)
ISIN Code : BE0000347568 - 22/06/2029
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.017
Weighted average yield : 2.319%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.87

OLO 3.00%  22/06/2033 (OLO 97)
ISIN Code : BE0000357666 - 22/06/2033
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.009
Weighted average yield : 2.658%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.24

OLO 2.75%  22/04...