September 14 (SeeNews) - North Macedonia's central bank said it sold 8.322 billion denars ($135.2 million/135.2 million euro) worth of 28-day central bank (CB) bills at an auction on Wednesday, below its target.
The interest rate on the securities, which equals the central bank's monetary policy rate, was set at 3.00%, the central bank said in a notice.
The central bank said earlier on Wednesday it decided to raise its key policy rate to 3.00%, after it decided to keep it unchanged at 2.50% at its board meeting last month.
Details of the last two auctions of central bank bills follow:
Auction date
|
Sept 14 |
August 10 |
Maturity date |
Oct 12 |
Sept 14 |
Amount offered (bln denars) |
10 |
10 |
Bids placed (bln denars) |
8.322 |
7.105 |
Amount sold (bln denars) |
8.322 |
7.105 |
Auction date
(1 euro = 61.60 denars)