Thai bourse lists government bonds worth THB 130 billion
Thailand’s Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) has listed treasury bills worth THB 100 billion (approx. USD 2.63 billion) issued by Ministry of Finance (MOF), and a further THB 30 billion (approx. USD 789.5 million) bonds issued by Bank of Thailand (BOT), totaling THB 130 billion (approx.
USD 3.42 billion). All are scheduled for listing in July and August as detailed below: 1. Fifteen tranches of treasury bills worth THB 100 billion are scheduled for trade as follows:
- TB49/44/28D, TB49/L44/91D, and TB49/L44/182D, totaling THB 20 billion, will commence trading on July 31, 2006. 2. Three tranches of BOT bonds worth THB 30 billion are scheduled for trade as follows:
- BOT49/15/364D worth THB 10 billion has a 364-day maturity, and will commence trading on August 1, 2006, using “CB07802A” as its trading symbol. This issue, which matures on August 2, 2007, does not bear interest as it is a discount bond. The above 18 issues will boost the value of BEX-listed government bonds to THB 2.76 trillion (approx. USD 72.55 billion), bringing the overall value of bonds listed on the Exchange to THB 3.10 trillion (approx. USD 81.66 billion). For more information on these issues, or bonds in general, please visit the BEX website at www.bex.or.th , log onto the SET information system (SETSMART), or call 02 229 2782-91.
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