The State Treasury of Vietnam has mobilised over 65.8 trillion VND (2.89 billion USD) via G-bond auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange so far this year (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The State Treasury ofVietnam has mobilised over 65.8 trillion VND (2.89 billion USD) via Governmentbond (G-bond) auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) since the beginning of2018.
From mid-April to present, the interest rates ofdifferent term G-bonds have continued to increase.
Most recently, a total of4.2 trillion VND (185 million USD) was raised through an auction at the HNX onJune 13.
As much as 2.1 trillion VND (92.5 million USD) wasmobilised from 10-year bonds with an annual interest rate of 4.32 percent, up0.02 percent against the previous auction on June 6.
Bonds with 15-year and 20-year maturity raised 1.6trillion VND (70.4 million USD) and 500 billion VND (22 million USD) with annualinterest rates of 4.65 percent and 5.18 percent respectively, both up 0.02percent from the previous auction on June 6.
The National Financial Supervisory Commissionhas predicted that the G-bond market in 2018 will see modest changes againstlast year thanks to the economic growth of more than 6.7 percent and inflationof below 4 percent.
The value of G-bonds issued in 2018 is estimatedat some 180 trillion VND (7.92 billion USD), with the focus being on long-termmaturity and keeping the interest rate at low levels.
G-bonds worth 159.9 trillion VND (7.03 billionUSD) and having an average maturity of 13.52 years, up 4.81 years against 2016,were issued last year. The bonds had an average annual interest rate of some6.07 percent, down 0.2 percentage points against 2016, according to theMinistry of Finance.-VNA
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