Egypt’s CBE to offer EGP 17b T-bonds fixed coupon
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will auction treasury bonds (T-Bonds) on Monday with fixed coupon worth 17 billion Egyptian pounds, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, according to a statement on its website.
The auctioned bonds are divided into two offerings. The first offering is worth five billion pounds for a period of two years and the second offering is worth 12 billion pounds for three years.
A coupon is an annual interest paid on a bond. Investors receive a coupon payment, either annually or semi-annually, from issuance until maturity, if they hold the bond, according to DailyForex website.
Attribution: CBE report
Subediting: Y.Yasser