At the level of the financial market of the West African Monetary Union (UMOA), the General Directorate of Treasury and Public Accountancy of Togo raised 17.511 billion FCFA (29.768 million dollars) in equivalent treasury bonds (BAT) with a maturity of 364 days and equivalent obligations of treasury (OAT0) of 3 years old and bought 16 billion FCFA (27.200 million dollars) of BAT for a cumulative amount of 33.511 billion FCFA (56.968 million dollars). It was last Friday^, September 1.

The operation to issue and redeem bonds and OAT is part of active management and aims to better profile the debt of the Togolese State, according to Ivorian Public Treasury officials. The total amount put up for auction was 17 billion FCFA for the first operation. The issuer accepted all the bids, representing a 100% absorption rate.

With regard to the acquisition of the BAT, the total amount allocated to the acquisition amounted to 16 billion FCFA. The operation involves two BATs with a residual duration of 36 and 50 days, respectively, and the total amount purchased corresponds to that of the tenders, i.e. an absorption rate of 100%