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Egypt Treasury bills · auction of 22 October 2019

Egypt T-bill auction, 22 October 2019: 364-day at 15.18%, down 5 bps

At the Treasury bill auction dated 22 October 2019, the Central Bank of Egypt cleared the 91-day bill at 15.94% (up 5 basis points), the 182-day bill at 15.82% (up 3 basis points) and the 364-day bill at 15.18% (down 5 basis points). The rate shown is the weighted average yield of accepted bids.

Demand was strong: bids totalled EGP 47.8bn against EGP 28.0bn on offer, 171% of the amount sought, and EGP 30.2bn was accepted.

Over the past year the 364-day rate has ranged from 14.92% to 19.98%.

A year earlier the 364-day bill cleared at 19.82%, so the government is paying 463 basis points less than twelve months ago.

What this means for EGP 100,000

Worked from the published rate · information, not advice

EGP 15,183 in 12 months on the 364-day bill

Put EGP 100,000 into the 364-day bill at this auction and you get back EGP 115,183 after 12 months: EGP 15,183 in interest before any withholding tax, about EGP 1,265 a month.

That is EGP 54 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.

For shorter money: EGP 7,910 on the 182-day bill (6 months), EGP 3,986 on the 91-day bill (3 months).

The government pays the full amount at maturity; the risk is Egypt’s government not paying, and the money is locked until then.

Results

By tenor

TenorRatePreviousOfferedBidsAccepted
91-day15.944%15.891%EGP 9.00bnEGP 11.13bnEGP 8.46bn
182-day15.819%15.786%EGP 9.50bnEGP 14.57bnEGP 9.50bn
364-day15.183%15.237%EGP 9.50bnEGP 22.15bnEGP 12.23bn

Source: Central Bank of Egypt result · weighted average yield of accepted bids

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