Brussels, 4 May 2021 - The Belgian development agency Enabel and the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG) are signing a cooperation agreement to enable the structural exchange of expertise with a view to efficient local governance.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.603 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312778500 - 09/09/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.801
Weighted average yield : -0.649 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.93

ISIN Code : BE0312779516 - 11/11/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.802
Weighted average yield : -0.641 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.54

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

Brussels, 30 April 2020 | On the initiative of Minister of Development Cooperation Meryame Kitir, the Belgian development agency Enabel is organising today the first Belgian roundtable on the role our country can play in scaling up the production capacity of vaccines, medicines and medical equipment in Africa. The roundtable brings together representatives of Belgian public services, universities and research centres, civil society organisations and companies to devise structural solutions to make vaccines accessible in Africa.

The Wehubit Programme of the Belgian development agency Enabel selected four new projects aiming to build the resilience of cities through inclusive and sustainable development. Each of the selected organisations is awarded a grant to scale-up its activities. Since 2018, Wehubit invests in digital social innovation to address societal challenges by means of financial and technical support to public or civil society organisations in Belgium’s partner countries.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.021 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312777494 - 15/07/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.820
Weighted average yield : -0.648 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 4.33

ISIN Code : BE0312781538 - 10/03/2022
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.201
Weighted average yield : -0.637 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.79

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

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 0.805 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312777494 - 15/07/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.805
Weighted average yield : -0.647 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.73

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

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published its report on Belgium's environmental performance today. More than 250 Belgian experts from regional and federal administrations answered the OECD's questions. Ministers of Environment Alain Maron (Brussels-Capital), Zuhal Demir (Flanders), Céline Tellier (Wallonia) and Zakia Khattabi (Federal) welcomed this extensive co-ordination exercise between the Regions and the Federal State and stressed that several of the OECD's major recommendations correspond to the current approaches and priorities in Belgian policies.

Today, the Belgian Debt Agency received the fourth and fifth tranches of the European Union Instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE).

The fourth tranche consists of a 5-year loan for a nominal amount of EUR 1.300 billion. The maturity date is March 4, 2026. This loan reflects the 5-year transaction of the European Commission with a coupon of 0.00% and a negative yield of -0.488%. It follows that the corresponding amount disbursed (EUR 1.330 billion) is above par.

The fifth tranche consists of a 25-year loan for a nominal amount of EUR 900 million. The maturity date is May 2, 2046. This loan reflects the 25-year transaction of the European Commission with a coupon of 0.45% and a yield of 0.476%. The amount paid out (EUR 892.6 million) is therefore below par.

The amounts of these fourth and fifth tranches will again be fully allocated to the federal government.

Long-term funding of the Agency is now EUR 21.89 billion, which corresponds to 50.19% of the planned amount of EUR 43.61 billion for the year 2021.