The Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, announces :

The Kingdom of Belgium intends to issue a new syndicated EURO benchmark bond maturing 22/06/2055 (OLO 101) in the near future, subject to market conditions.

Barclays, BNP Paribas Fortis, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Morgan Stanley have been mandated as joint bookrunners.
All other Primary Dealers will be invited to the syndicate group.

The OLO auction scheduled for 19/02/2024 is cancelled.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.973 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312794663 - 09/05/2024
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.767
Weighted average yield : 3.776%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.26

ISIN Code : BE0312798706 - 09/01/2025
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.206
Weighted average yield : 3.396%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.68

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

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 0.508 billion, distributed into the following lines :

OLO 1.25%  22/04/2033 (OLO 86)
ISIN Code : BE0000346552 - 22/04/2033
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.218
Weighted average yield : 2.620%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.00

OLO 3.45%  22/06/2043 (OLO 99)
ISIN Code : BE0000359688 - 22/06/2043
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.290
Weighted average yield : 3.172%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.28


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The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday 02 February 2024 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million :

1.
Description : OLO 1.25%  22/04/2033
ISIN code : BE0000346552
OLO number : OLO 86
Outstanding : EUR 11 331 000 000.00

2.
Description : OLO 3.45%  22/06/2043
ISIN code : BE0000359688
OLO number : OLO 99
Outstanding : EUR 4 000 000 000.00

Payment date will be 06 February 2024.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.805 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312794663 - 09/05/2024
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.820
Weighted average yield : 3.732%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.48

ISIN Code : BE0312797690 - 07/11/2024
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.985
Weighted average yield : 3.414%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.23

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

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Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency:

 

As of the end of 2023, the federal government debt amounted to EUR 505.298 billion. Federal government debt thus decreased by EUR 1.54 billion in December. On an annual basis it increased by EUR 34.69 billion.

In net terms (after deducting placements and securities held in portfolio), the federal government debt increased by EUR 930 million in December to EUR 487.377 billion. The annual increase of the debt in net terms amounts EUR 27.05...