TIRANA, August 17/ATA/ The interest rate (yields) of 12-month treasury bills marked another strong increase in this week’s auction.
According to data from the Bank of Albania, 12-month treasury bills were issued with an average yield of 3.47%, from 3.04% that had been in the previous auction, at the beginning of August.
According to the Bank, out of 10 billion Lekë which was the amount announced for financing by the Ministry of Finance, at the auction there was presented requests for only 8.5 billion Lekë.
Treasury bills yields with 3-month maturity also increased, reaching 1.9%, from 1.69% in the previous auction. In the auction of 3-month treasury bills, the demand was significantly higher, with almost two billion Lekë, from the 1 billion Lekë that was the amount announced for financing by the Ministry of Finance. /j.p/p.s./
