T-bills, bonds issuance drops in FY17

Total issuance of fixed income securities in treasury bills and bonds stood at Tk 719.82 billion in the past fiscal year (FY17).

The amount was 12.70 per cent lower than the total issuance of t-bills and bonds in the previous fiscal year (FY16) which was Tk 824.50 billion.

Among the total bills and bonds, t-bonds worth Tk 151 billion were issued in the past fiscal year while the total value of issued t-bills stood at Tk 568.82 billion.

Bangladesh Bank data also showed that during March-May period of 2017, no issuance of treasury bonds took place, whereas in March and May there was no primary issuance of t-bills.