The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 23 March 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 1.70% 22/06/2050 ISIN BE0000348574 (OLO 88)

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday, 23 March 2020 :

1.
Description : OLO 0.50% 22/10/2024
ISIN code : BE0000342510
OLO number : OLO 82
Outstanding : EUR 10.810.000.000.00

2.
Description : OLO 0.10% 22/06/2030
ISIN code : BE0000349580
OLO number : OLO 89
Outstanding : EUR 6.000.000.000.00

3.
Description : OLO 1.70% 22/06/2050
ISIN code : BE0000348574
OLO number : OLO 88
Outstanding : EUR 6.069.000.000.00

Payment date will be 25/03/2020. On Friday 20 March in the morning, the Belgian Debt Agency will announce the range of the amount to be auctioned.

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 404.47 billion as of 29 February 2020.

 Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 404.26 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.21 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 390.66 billion.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.925 billion, distributed into the following lines : 

ISIN Code : BE0312771430 - 09/07/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.110
Weighted average yield : -0.661 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.66

ISIN Code : BE0312775472 - 11/03/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.815
Weighted average yield : -0.693 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.09

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

BRUSSELS – Today, March 6th 2020, the final event of the MAiDEN project took place. The icing on the cake after two years of intensive cooperation between coast guard partners. 

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.630 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312771430 - 09/07/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.770
Weighted average yield : -0.618 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.83

ISIN Code : BE0312772446 - 10/09/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.860
Weighted average yield : -0.619 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.60

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

See pdf file attached.

The 0.4% EURO 5 billion OLO90 benchmark issue, maturing 22nd June, 2040 for the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, rated Aa3/AA/AA-, is now priced.

Issue/Reoffer price 99.418, to yield 0.430%, equivalent to 11 bps above mid swaps.

Payment date February 25th, 2020. Short first coupon on June 22nd, 2020. Listing Brussels.

Belgian law. No XD, no NP. FM2 (with prior consultation with the issuer) applies.

Fees total 22.5 cts.

Reg S Category 1, 144A eligible,  CAC,  FCA / ICMA Stabilisation.

Joint leads and books : Citi, J.P. Morgan, Natixis, Nomura and Société Générale

Co-lead group: Barclays, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, KBC, Morgan Stanley and NatWest Markets.

The Minister of Finance, Alexander De Croo, announces :

The Kingdom of Belgium intends to issue a new syndicated EURO benchmark bond maturing June 22nd, 2040 (OLO 90) in the near future, subject to market conditions.

The Kingdom has mandated Citi, J.P. Morgan, Natixis, Nomura and Société Générale as joint bookrunners. All other Primary Dealers will be invited to the syndicate group.

In the framework of its "Optional Reverse Inquiry Facility" program, the Belgian Debt Agency has issued EUR  0.437 billion, in the following OLO-lines :

- OLO 2.25 % 22/06/2057 (OLO83)
ISIN code : BE0000343526
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.186
Weighted average yield : 0.732 %

- OLO 2.15 % 22/06/2066 (OLO80)
ISIN code : BE0000340498
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.251
Weighted average yield : 0.794 %

See our  Refinitiv page BELG/ORI or Bloomberg page BEDA - "OLO Optional Reverse Inquiry - Results".

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday, 14 February 2020 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million:

1.
Description : OLO 2.25% 22/06/2057
ISIN code : BE0000343526
OLO number : OLO 83
Outstanding : EUR 4.878.000.000.00

2.
Description : OLO 2.15% 22/06/2066
ISIN code : BE0000340498
OLO number : OLO 80
Outstanding : EUR 5.313.000.000.00

Payment date will be 18/02/2020.

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 399.49 billion as of 31 January 2020.

Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 399.28 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.21 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 386.86 billion.