Gov’t bond auctions in Vietnam raise 1.2 bln USD in October

HANOI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) — Government bond auctions in Vietnam raised 30.6 trillion Vietnamese dong (1.2 billion U.S. dollars) in October, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the State Treasury.
Foreign investors’ trade in October accounted for 1.67 percent of the total transaction value of the market, said the report.
As of Oct. 31, the State Treasury has mobilized nearly 302.3 trillion dong (11.9 billion dollars), accounting for 75.6 percent of the yearly plan.
In the secondary market, the listed value of the government bonds as of Oct. 31 reached nearly 2.2 quadrillion dong (86.8 billion dollars), up 0.99 percent compared to the previous month. ■