BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance announced Wednesday it will start selling 30 billion yuan (4.55 billion U.S. dollars) worth of certificate treasury bonds this week. @; ^6 Q) ?5 n& p& v
With a maturity term of five years, the T-bonds would have a fixed annual par interest rate of 3.6 percent, the ministry said.
; \* j0 h" j8 S The public will be able to purchase the bonds from Feb. 17 to 21 at the retailing outlets of designated underwriting institutions.
: F/ i" v: }# g9 ?: l The bonds will become tradable in all exchange markets from Feb. 23. The interests would be paid annually, said the ministry.4 K, {. r% O" m6 k( i/ h. c7 x+ [
This is the fourth batch of book-entry national treasury bonds launched by the ministry this year |