Italy and Germany to sell bonds next week

LONDON: Italy and Germany are the euro zone countries scheduled to sell bonds next week.

- Italy plans to auction 3.0-3.5 billion euros of new 0.45 percent five-year BTPs on Wednesday.

It is also scheduled to sell 2.5-3.0 billion euros of 1.6 percent 10-year BTPs and 1.0-1.5 billion euros of floating-rate CCTeu certificates expiring on Dec. 15, 2022.

- Germany plans to sell up to 4 billion euros of five-year bonds, also on Wednesday.