The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 31 May 2021, has been determined at EUR 2.9/3.4 billion

3 OLO lines will be auctioned :

OLO 0.80% 22/06/2025 ISIN BE0000334434 (OLO 74)
OLO 0.00% 22/10/2031 ISIN BE0000352618 (OLO 92)
OLO 1.70% 22/06/2050 ISIN BE0000348574 (OLO 88)

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday, 31 May 2021 :

1.
Description : OLO 0.80% 22/06/2025
ISIN code : BE0000334434
OLO number : OLO 74
Outstanding : EUR 20.342.000.000.00

2.
Description : OLO 0.00% 22/10/2031
ISIN code : BE0000352618
OLO number : OLO 92
Outstanding : EUR 7.890.000.000.00

3.
Description : OLO 1.70% 22/06/2050
ISIN code : BE0000348574
OLO number : OLO 88
Outstanding : EUR 7.411.000.000.00

Payment date will be 02/06/2021. On Friday 28 May in the morning, the Belgian Debt Agency will announce the range of the amount to be auctioned.

As is customary and with full transparency, the FAMHP publishes the figures and results for 2019 for all its services and activities.
​You are receiving this annual report later than you would normally expect from us, as the COVID-19 health crisis has been given priority over the past year. The annual report contains many novelties, rising and falling trends and interesting figures. 2019 was a year of progress, you can read all about it in the FAMHP digital annual report, which is available again in four languages.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.852 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312778500 - 09/09/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.802
Weighted average yield : -0.654 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 3.69

ISIN Code : BE0312782544 - 12/05/2022
Amount taken (EUR billion): 2.050
Weighted average yield : -0.638 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.96

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

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency:

At the end of April 2021, the federal state's debt amounted to EUR 443.525 billion. The federal government debt thus increased by 0.191 billion euros compared to March 2021.

In net terms (after deducting the placements and the securities held in portfolio), the federal government debt amounted to EUR 423.926 billion, which represents a decrease of EUR 5.930 billion compared to March 2021.

The net financing requirements for April 2021 were -5.905 billion euros.

For more details on the issuance and repayment of short and long-term debt in April 2021, please refer to the website www.debtagency.be.

The average term of the federal government debt increased by 0.06 years to 10.32 years in April 2021, while the average interest rate of the debt instruments remained at 1.60%. Refinancing risks at 12 and 60 months were 13.11% and 37.30% respectively.

In the framework of its "Optional Reverse Inquiry Facility" program, the Belgian Debt Agency has issued EUR  0.502 billion, in the following OLO-lines :

OLO 0.80 % 22/06/2025 (OLO74)
ISIN code : BE0000334434
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.307
Weighted average yield : -0.530 %

OLO 3.00 % 22/06/2034 (OLO73)
ISIN code : BE0000333428
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.195
Weighted average yield : 0.306 %

See our  Refinitiv page BELG/ORI or Bloomberg page BEDA - "OLO Optional Reverse Inquiry - Results".

Brussels, 7 May 2021 | Since March 2019, Enabel has been running a pilot project in Morocco and Belgium, funded by the European Union. The Belgian development agency tested an innovative labour mobility model linking the development of the ICT sector in Morocco to the shortage of qualified IT specialists in Belgium and Morocco. After two years, the European Union confirms its support for this model through a subsequent talent mobility project between Belgium, Tunisia and Morocco, implemented by Enabel.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday, 7 May 2021 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million:

1.
Description : OLO 0.80% 22/06/2025
ISIN code : BE0000334434
OLO number : OLO 74
Outstanding : EUR 20.035.000.000.00

2.
Description : OLO 3.00% 22/06/2034
ISIN code : BE0000333428
OLO number : OLO 73
Outstanding : EUR 7.784.000.000.00

Payment date will be 11/05/2021.

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.