The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) received information from a reliable source which indicates that an unidentified vulnerability is being exploited in DrayTek routers enabling ransomware attackers to access thousands of corporate networks worldwide.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.100 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312773451 - 12/11/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.970
Weighted average yield : -0.556 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.20

ISIN Code : BE0312774467 - 14/01/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.130
Weighted average yield : -0.558 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.61

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

In the light of its cash management, the Belgian Debt Agency has decided to cancel the Treasury certificate auction of Tuesday 4th August. 

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 434.52 billion as of 30 June 2020.

Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 434.32 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.20 billion.

In net terms (i.e. deducting financial deposits and investments, as well as securities owned by the Treasury), the Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 404.60 billion.

The sixth report is the final note presented to the Prime Minister and the Inner Cabinet by the Group of Experts in charge of the Exit Strategy (GEES) on 24th of June 2020 before the meeting of the National Security Council.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.717 billion, distributed into the following lines :

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 22 June 2020, has been determined at EUR 1.5/3.0 billion

3 OLO lines will be auctioned :

1. OLO 0.50% 22/10/2024 ISIN BE0000342510 (OLO 82)
2. OLO 0.10% 22/06/2030 ISIN BE0000349580 (OLO 89)
3. OLO 2.25% 22/06/2057 ISIN BE0000343526 (OLO 83)

Updated 2020 financing requirements and funding plan

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday, 22 June 2020:

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 426.99 billion as of 31 May 2020.

Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 426.79 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.20 billion.

In net terms (i.e. deducting financial deposits and investments, as well as securities owned by the Treasury), the Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 406.11 billion.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.575 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312772446 - 10/09/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.765
Weighted average yield : -0.506 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.20

ISIN Code : BE0312776488 - 13/05/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.810
Weighted average yield : -0.493 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.27

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

In the interest of transparency and open communication, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès has decided to publish the final reports of the GEES, the Group of Experts in charge of the Exit Strategy. The final reports consist of the 5 final notes and one interim note presented to the Prime Minister and the Inner Cabinet on 14/04/2020, 24/04/2020, 06/05/2020, 13/05/2020, 22/05/2020 and 03/06/2020, i.e. - apart from the interim note - just before each meeting of the National Security Council since the creation of the GEES.