February 16 (SeeNews) - Albania's finance ministry sold 12.19 billion leks ($119.6 million/98.4 million euro) worth of Treasury bills at two auctions held on Tuesday, data by the country's central bank shows.
The finance ministry sold 10.7 billion leks worth of one-year Treasury bills that will mature on February 17, 2022, the data shows. Some 3.2 billion leks worth of the offer was reserved for the central bank.
The ministry also sold 1.49 billion leks worth of three-month Treasury bills with a maturity date of May 20, 2021.
Details follow (in billions of leks unless stated otherwise):
One-year T-bills
Auction date |
February 16 |
February 2 |
Amount offered |
10.7 |
12.2 |
Amount sold |
10.7 |
12.2 |
Total bids placed |
10.96 |
13.6 |
Bid-to-cover ratio |
1.02 |
1.11 |
Maximum requested yield |
2.37% |
2.37% |
Maximum accepted yield |
2.30% |
2.20% |
Minimum requested yield |
1.96% |
1.55% |
Average weighted yield |
2.14% |
1.99% |
Three-month T-bills
Auction date |
February 16 |
January 5 |
Amount offered |
3 |
1.79 |
Amount sold |
1.49 |
1.2 |
Total bids placed |
1.49 |
1.2 |
Bid-to-cover ratio |
1 |
1 |
Maximum requested yield |
1.58% |
1.25% |
Maximum accepted yield |
1.58% |
1.25% |
Minimum requested yield |
0.60% |
0.87% |
Average weighted yield |
1.29% |
1.09% |
(1 euro = 124.011 leks)