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South Korea to sell net 45.9trn won in t-bonds in 2016

Published December 22, 2015 Updated December 22, 2015 05:47am

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By Parvez Jabri

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SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday it plans to sell 45.9 trillion won ($39.05 billion) worth of treasury bonds next year versus 51.7 trillion won planned for this year.

The finance ministry said in a statement net treasury bond sales will be smaller next year than 2015 to prevent budget shortfall. Demand for South Korean treasury bonds is expected to be robust like this year, the ministry said.

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