Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Today the Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan has placed this year’s 52nd issue of T-bills (state short-term bonds) at the Baku Stock Exchange after it agreed on almost double increase of profitability.

The BSE reports that on 27 July in the process of the placement of the bond issue with registration number 10105226S one bidder submitted an order for AZN 911,700 at face value or 11.4% of the announced issue volume (AZN 8 million).

The order was submitted at the price of 99.02% (claim for profitability 1.98%).

Under Ministry’s decision, the order was not satisfied at the cut-off price of 99.02% (1.98%) and weighted average price conformed to it.

As a result, the issue was placed for AZN 911,700 or 11.4% with 182-day circulation term and maturity date of 25 January 2010.

As a result, in 2010 profitability of T-bills with circulation period of less than one year rose by 0.83% from 1.15% up to 1.98% as well on weighted average price.

During this year’s auctions rise of profitability on the cut-off price has totaled 1.23% and on weighted average price 1.29%. In 2008-10, decline of profitability still makes 7.04% and 5.98% respectively.

As for the issue with circulation period of around one year, that was not placed, its profitability on cut-off price kept at the level of 3.45% and on weighted average - 3.4%.

In 2010, its rise on cut-off price is 0.46% and on average weighted price 0.41%.

In 2008-10, decline was registered on these indicators by 7.97 points and 8.3 points respectively.

In 2010, the MoF registered T-bill issue prospectus for AZN 1.1 bn. It has set out 52 issues for AZN 631 million at face value on 51 issues (57.4% of the issue planned for this year) and has raised only AZN 49.34 million.

In 2009, the Ministry of Finance planned to issue T-bills in the amount of AZN 1.1 bn but managed to place them only for AZN 432.906 million.

In 2008, the MoF planned to issue T-bills for AZN 1.2 bn, but issued T-bills in the amount of AZN 385 million or 32.08% of this volume. At the same time the Ministry raised AZN 317.495 million or 82.47% of the volume set out for bids.

In 2007, the Ministry issued T-bills in the amount of AZN 280 million and planned to raise AZN 251 million or 93.9% of this volume. In fact it was placed T-bills for AZN 204.889 million or 77.9% of the set volume.

27.07.2010 16:13