The State of Mali, through its Public Treasury, raised on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, the sum of 26.880 billion FCFA on the UEMOA financial market following a simultaneous issuance of an auction of 364-day Treasury Bills (BAT) and assimilable 3-year Treasury Bonds (OAT) and 5 years. The country thus intends to ensure that the financing needs of its budget are covered.

The Mali Public Treasury had tendered the sum of 25 billion FCFA. At the end of the operation, global tenders amounted to 27.880 billion CFA francs. This gives a coverage rate of the amount put up for auction of 111.52%. The amount of tenders accepted is 26.880 billion FCFA and that rejected 1 billion FCFA. This gives an absorption rate of 96.41%

Investors whose submissions were successful will end up with a weighted average return of 9.38% for good bonds, 9.31% for 3-year bonds, and 8.46% for 5-year bonds. The issuer undertakes to repay the vouchers on the first business day following the due date of May 14, 2025. As for interest, they are payable in advance and deducted from the nominal value of these

As for the bonds issued, the repayment of their capital will take place on the first working day following the due date set at May 16, 2027 for those with a term of 3 years and on May 16, 2029 for those with a term of 5 years. Interest is payable annually at a rate of 6.15% for 3-year bonds and 6.35% for 5-year bonds from the end of the first year