30 April 2004 21:50 MinFin to auction 11 bln rubles in OFZ May 19 MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax) - The Russian Finance Ministry plans to auction 11 billion rubles in OFZ Federal Loan
Bonds on May 19.
The ministry said on its web-site that it would hold one auction for 5 billion rubles and one for 6 billion rubles in
OFZ that day.
In other words, the ministry has adjusted its government debt issue plans for May. Originally, it intended to auction
5 billion rubles in GKO T-bills and 15 billion rubles in OFZ on May 5 and 19.
The ministry also said it would pay 2.886 billion rubles on government internal debt in May.
This includes an OFZ-FK 27017 coupon totaling 359.04 million rubles on May 5; three coupons totaling 1.998 billion
rubles on May 19, including OFZ-FK 27022 totaling 477.87 million rubles, OFZ-FK 28004 totaling 570.42 million rubles and
OFZ-AD 45001 totaling 949.66 million rubles. The ministry is due to pay 528.74 million rubles on OFZ-PK 29004 on May 26.
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