Economy

Turkish Treasury to repay over $12.6B debt in May-July

Treasury to borrow $12.7B from domestic markets over next 3 months, says Treasury and Finance Ministry

Gökhan Ergöçün  | 30.04.2020 - Update : 30.04.2020
Turkish Treasury to repay over $12.6B debt in May-July

ISTANBUL

The Turkish Treasury will repay debts worth 88.3 billion Turkish liras (some $12.64 billion) in the May-July period, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.

The Treasury will repay 36 billion Turkish liras ($5.15 billion) in external debts, including 6.3 billion Turkish liras ($901.7 million) in interest payments.

For the next three months, 52.4 billion Turkish liras ($7.5 billion) of domestic debt redemption is also projected -- with around 16.5 billion Turkish liras ($2.36 billion) of this amount in interest payments, while the rest will be principal payment.

According to the ministry's borrowing strategy, the Treasury will borrow 89 billion Turkish liras ($12.7 billion) from domestic markets in the next three months.

The Treasury has projected to hold 24 bond auctions and direct sale of lease certificates -- no planned external borrowing -- in May-July period.

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