The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 3.445 billion, distributed into the following lines :
- OLO 3.50 % 28/06/2017 (OLO63)
ISIN code : BE0000323320
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.140
Weighted average yield : 1.339 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.760
- OLO 4.25 % 28/09/2022 (OLO65)
ISIN code : BE0000325341
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.330
Weighted average yield : 2.624 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.680

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 30 July 2012, has been determined at EUR 2,0/3,5 billion.
3 OLO lines will be auctioned :
1. OLO 3,50% 28/06/2017 ISIN BE0000323320 (OLO 63)
2. OLO 4,25% 28/09/2022 ISIN BE0000325341 (OLO 65)
3. OLO 4,50% 28/03/2026 ISIN BE0000324336 (OLO 64)

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday, 30 July 2012 :
1.
Description: OLO 3,50% 28/06/2017
ISIN code: BE0000323320
OLO number: OLO 63
Outstanding: EUR 9 345 000 000,00
2.
Description: OLO 4,25% 28/09/2022
ISIN code: BE0000325341
OLO number: OLO 65
Outstanding : EUR 8 729 000 000,00
3.
Description : OLO 4,50% 28/03/2026
ISIN code : BE0000324336
OLO number : OLO 64
Outstanding : EUR 5 790 000 000,00

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 372.34 billion as of end June 2012. Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 371.97 billion and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service registered a debt of EUR 0.37 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 353.7 billion.
 

As of 2004 the Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment represents our country in the International Whaling Commission (IWC). This year’s meeting of the Commission took place in Panama, from July 2nd until July 6th. On that occasion our country was elected to the vice-chairmanship, which might be an indication that it could access to the chair of this commission in 2014.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 3.084 billion, distributed into the following lines:

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.810 billion, distributed into the following lines:

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 25 June 2012, has been determined at EUR 1,8/2,8 billion
3 OLO lines will be auctioned :
1. OLO 3,50% 28/06/2017 ISIN BE0000323320 (OLO 63)
2. OLO 4,25% 28/09/2022 ISIN BE0000325341 (OLO 65)
3. OLO 4,00% 28/03/2032 ISIN BE0000326356 (OLO 66)

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry van de Velde, a retrospective of his works will be mounted in the autumn of next year at the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels.