The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.513 billion, distributed into the following lines :
 
ISIN Code : BE0312688576 - 14/02/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.205
Weighted average yield : 0.004 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.39
 
ISIN Code : BE0312690598 - 18/04/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.308
Weighted average yield : 0.021 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.66

Invitation to join us at the official Launching Event, November 6th 2012, 5:30 p.m., Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 3.575 billion, distributed into the following lines :
- OLO 3.50 % 28/06/2017 (OLO63)
ISIN code : BE0000323320
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.865
Weighted average yield : 1.080 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.970
- OLO 4.25 % 28/09/2022 (OLO65)
ISIN code : BE0000325341
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.259
Weighted average yield : 2.418 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.240

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 29 October 2012, has been determined at  EUR 2.5/3.5 billion.
4 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)
4. OLO 5.00% 28/03/2035 ISIN BE0000304130 (OLO 44)
 

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 4 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday, 29 October 2012 :
1.
Description : OLO 3.50% 28/06/2017
ISIN code : BE0000323320
OLO number : OLO 63
Outstanding : EUR 11 574 000 000.00
2.
Description : OLO 4.25% 28/09/2022
ISIN code : BE0000325341
OLO number : OLO 65
Outstanding : EUR 12 829 000 000.00
3.
Description : OLO 4.00% 28/03/2032
ISIN code : BE0000326356
OLO number : OLO 66
Outstanding : EUR 4 786 000 000.00

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 367.62 billion as of 30 September 2012. Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 367.27 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.35 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 355.13 billion.
 

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 3.108 billion, distributed into the following lines :
 
ISIN Code : BE0312687560 - 17/01/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.503
Weighted average yield : -0.010 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.12
 
ISIN Code : BE0312696652 - 17/10/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.605
Weighted average yield : 0.072 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.17

For the very first time, the International Space Station (ISS) will be rotated for science objectives in December 2012. It was the Belgian Operations Center B.USOC that managed to get this scoop. B.USOC is responsible for the SOLAR platform, which is mounted on the exterior of the European Columbus Module. SOLAR carries three Sun observing instruments, of which one, SOLSPEC, was developed at the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) in collaboration with the French LATMOS.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 3.012 billion, distributed into the following lines: