The Ministry of Finance will enter the bond market today: it will issue bonds maturing in 2031

The Ministry of Finance will enter the bond market today: it will issue bonds maturing in 2031
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The amount of the issue is 10 billion rubles. They will place OFZ-PD issue 26239. Coupon yield is 6.9% of face value. The usual duration is 6.58.

We'll keep an eye on the placement coverage. If everything goes smoothly, the Ministry of Finance will enter the bond market more often. It is likely that friendly non-residents were admitted to trading just to increase the demand for the offerings.

The last time the Ministry of Finance entered the OFZ market was on February 9.