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A total of nearly 32.6 trillion VND (over 1.4 billion USD) was raised by the State Treasury through 16 G-bond auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in June.

An auction of Government bonds on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on June 17 raised 6.414 trillion VND (276.74 million USD) for the State Treasury.

Thailand is planning to sell 200 million THB (6.4 million USD) worth of savings bonds at an unprecedented face value of 1 THB each through the blockchain-based e-wallet system of Krungthai Bank (KTB).

The Indonesian government is planning to issue Samurai and Eurobond bonds in the second half of 2020 to fund the fiscal deficit, according to a finance ministry official.

The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) targeted to settle bad debts worth totally 50 trillion VND (2.15 billion USD) this year.

The State Treasury raised over 18.39 trillion VND (795.6 million USD) worth of Government bonds via 16 auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange in May, up 510 percent from last month.

An auction of Government bonds on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on May 27 raised 3.707 trillion VND (158.5 million USD) for the State Treasury.

Indonesia’s central bank (BI) has bought 1.6 billion USD worth of government bonds in the primary market, underlining its commitment to remain active in it as the country faces a burgeoning state budget deficit due to the rising cost of COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

The State Treasury of Vietnam raised 4.2 trillion VND (180.69 million USD) from G-bonds at an auction held by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on May 20.

The State Treasury has raised over 43.5 trillion VND (1.89 billion USD) from Government bonds auctioned at the Hanoi Stock Exchange since the beginning of this year.

The domestic corporate bond market developed rapidly in April, an official from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on May 11, marked by the strong involvement of private investors.

The issuance of corporate bonds in Indonesia will likely decline this year as many companies shelve plans to seek funding because of unfavorable global economic conditions, analysts have said.

Indonesia’s central bank has obtained permission to purchase about 42,000 billion rupiah (166.33 billion USD) worth of government bonds in the primary market in 2020, said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

The State Treasury of Vietnam raised 3.09 trillion VND (131.55 million USD) from G-bonds at an auction held by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on May 6, with interest rates rising yet again.

Indonesia plans to offer 886 trillion rupiah (57.16 billion USD) worth of government bonds in the last three quarters of this year after collecting 221.4 trillion rupiah from auctions in the first quarter.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 16 auctions in April, mobilising over 3 trillion VND (more than 128.8 million USD) worth of G-bonds, down 68 percent from March.

Bank Indonesia (BI) has directly purchased 1.7 trillion Rp (108 million USD) worth of sharia sovereign bonds during an auction held by the government in its first such purchases in the primary market.

The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has asked for corporate bond regulations to be loosened to help businesses get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The State Treasury mobilised over 9.72 trillion VND (over 407 million USD) through Government bond auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in March, down 29 percent compared to the previous month.

The central bank of the Philippines (BSP) is ready to increase the purchasing value of government bonds to 500 billion PHP (9.846 billion USD) in order to provide extra lifeline to the government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said a banking official.