Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency:

As of the end of March 2023, the federal government debt amounted to EUR 492.945 billion. This means that the debt increased by EUR 11.73 billion compared to February.

In net terms (after deducting placements and securities held in portfolio), the federal government debt increased in March by EUR 7.09 billion, to EUR 475.699 billion.

The net balance to be financed in March was EUR 7.09 billion (to the detriment of the Treasury).

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The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.980 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312789614 - 13/07/2023
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.795
Weighted average yield : 2.860%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.49

ISIN Code : BE0312793657 - 07/03/2024
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.185
Weighted average yield : 3.155%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.22

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

By involving the general public, as many as 14 million clicks to suspicious websites were avoided in 2022. This equates to about 25 alerts to internet users per minute. If you know that Belgium has a population of 12 million, you understand that these are huge numbers.  This is the result of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium's Belgium Anti-Phishing Shield (BAPS), which alerts internet users to unsafe websites. This system is unique in Europe.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten, the Heads of State and government and the Energy Ministers of Denmark, France, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will meet in Ostend on 24 April for the second North Sea Summit, as well as the President of the European Commission and the Energy Commissioner. Ambition: to harness the full energy and industrial potential of the North Sea and make...

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.020 billion, distributed into the following line :

ISIN Code : BE0312789614 - 13/07/2023
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.020
Weighted average yield : 2.867%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.50

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

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 0.500 billion, distributed into the following lines :

OLO 5.50%  28/03/2028 (OLO 31)
ISIN Code : BE0000291972 - 28/03/2028
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.300
Weighted average yield : 2.716%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.65

OLO 5.00%  28/03/2035 (OLO 44)
ISIN Code : BE0000304130 - 28/03/2035
Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.200
Weighted average yield : 3.165%
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.43

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The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday 31 March 2023 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million :

1.
Description : OLO 5.50%  28/03/2028
ISIN code : BE0000291972
OLO number : OLO 31
Outstanding : EUR 20 387 939 136.01

2.
Description : OLO 5.00%  28/03/2035
ISIN code : BE0000304130
OLO number : OLO 44
Outstanding : EUR 19 879 692 800.00

Payment date will be 04 April 2023.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo will digitally participate in the Bucha Summit tomorrow. March 31 marks exactly one year since Bucha was liberated and Russian war crimes came to light.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo will participate in the second online Summit for Democracy tomorrow Wednesday 29 March at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. The central topic of the summit of government leaders, civil society and the private sector is democracy and human rights.