The National Government (NG) incurred an outstanding total debt of P9.369 trillion as of end-September, more than 18.5 percent or P1.46 trillion from same period last year of P7.907 trillion, according to data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). Compared to end-August, the NG debt was down...
The national government plans to borrow P140 billion in the domestic market next month. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury offering schedule, the government will sell P80 billion worth of short-dated IOUs and P60 billion in long-term papers in November. The government will hold...
Government borrowings skyrocketed last month as the coronavirus pandemic continued to strangle revenue sources, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. (Photographer:Julian Abram Wainwright/Bloomberg file) Gross borrowings of the Duterte...
After 9 months to Sept. The national government’s budget deficit slid in September this year as both revenues and spending contracted during the month, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The Duterte administration incurred a P138.5 billion fiscal gap last month, down by 22 percent...
The Bureau of the Treasury fully awarded bids for short-term treasury bills at yesterday’s auction. The 91-, 182, and 364-day Treasury bills fetched average yields of 1.116 percent, 1.600 percent and 1.800 percent, respectively - all lower than previous auction levels. The auction was nearly...
The Bureau of the Treasury is planning to borrow P140 billion from the domestic market in October this year. According to an online advisory posted today, the Treasury indicated that the national government will sell P80 billion worth of Treasury bills (T-bills) and P60 billion in Treasury bonds...
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded yesterday bids for treasury bills yesterday's auction. The three- and six-month notes and one-year papers fetched average rates of 1.121 percent, 1.601 percent and 1.858 percent, respectively. The auction was more than three-times oversubscribed...
Government borrowings breached the P2 trillion mark in August this year as the Duterte administration needed funds to bridge the gap between its dwindling revenues and required spending level amid the coronavirus-induced recession....
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has urged the raffle winners of the small investor-targeted Premyo bonds to consider using their cash rewards to reinvest in government debt securities or start their own small businesses and help create jobs. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The national government posted a significantly wider budget deficit last month despite the Duterte administration's almost flat spending due to dwindling revenues amid the pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Official data showed the national government’s fiscal gap swelled by...
The Bureau of the Treasury on Tuesday fully rejected bids for the reissued 10-year treasury bonds. The debt papers, with nine-year and nine-month to maturity, fetched an average rate of 3.329 percent, higher than the secondary market benchmark and trading rate for the security. Nevertheless, the...
The Bureau of the Treasury made a partial borrowing at yesterday's auction after banks asked for higher yields on one-year debt papers. The interest rate on 91-day Treasury bills slid to 1.150 percent from last week’s P1.167 percent, while the 182-day notes settled at 1.589 percent, slightly...
