List of government bonds
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This is a list of categories of Government bonds around the world.
| Moody's | S&P | Fitch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Term | Short Term | Long Term | Short Term | Long Term | Short Term | |
| Aaa | P-1 | AAA | A-1+ | AAA | A1+ | Prime |
| Aa1 | AA+ | AA+ | High grade | |||
| Aa2 | AA | AA | ||||
| Aa3 | AA- | AA- | ||||
| A1 | A+ | A-1 | A+ | A1 | Upper Medium grade | |
| A2 | A | A | ||||
| A3 | P-2 | A- | A-2 | A- | A2 | |
| Baa1 | BBB+ | BBB+ | Lower Medium grade | |||
| Baa2 | P-3 | BBB | A-3 | BBB | A3 | |
| Baa3 | BBB- | BBB- | ||||
| Ba1 | Not Prime | BB+ | B | BB+ | B | Non Investmentgrade speculative |
| Ba2 | BB | BB | ||||
| Ba3 | BB- | BB- | ||||
| B1 | B+ | B+ | Highly Speculative | |||
| B2 | B | B | ||||
| B3 | B- | B- | ||||
| Caa | CCC+ | C | CCC | C | Substantial risks | |
| Ca | CCC | Extremely speculative | ||||
| C | CCC- | In default with little prospect for discovery |
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| / | D | / | DDD | / | In default | |
| / | DD | |||||
| / | D | |||||
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[edit] Main issuers
| Currency | Country | Generic Name or Nickname | Rating (S&P/Moody's) | Negotiable debt at mid-2005 (US dollar bn equivalent) | Government financial liabilities as % of GDP (end 2003 - source : OECD) | Issuer | Internet site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yen |  Japan |
JGBs | AA-/A2 | 6,666 | 157.5% | Ministry of Finance (MoF) | Site |
| US dollar |  United States |
US Treasuries | AA+/Aaa | 4,000 | 62.5% | Bureau of the Public Debt | Site |
| Euro |  Italy |
BTPs | AA-/Aa2 | 1,530 | 120.9% | Dipartimento del Tesoro | Site |
| Euro |  France |
OATs | AA+/Aaa | 1,300 | 71.2% | Agence France Trésor | Site |
| Euro |  Germany |
Bunds | AAA/Aaa | 1,020 | 65.1% | Finanzagentur GmbH | Site |
| Pound sterling |  United Kingdom |
Gilts | AAA/Aaa | 703 | 42.0% | UK Debt Management Office | Site |
[edit] Country by country data
[edit] Asia
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Japan (AA-/A2)
Issued By: Ministry of Finance (MoF)
- Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs)
- Revenue Bonds/Straight Bonds
- Financing Bills
- Subsidy Bonds
- Subscription Bonds
- Contribution Bonds
- Demand Bonds (kofu kokusai)
- Index-linked Bonds (JGBi)
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Hong Kong (AAA)
Issued by: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- Government Bond Programme [1]
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People's Republic of China (AA-/A+/A1)
Issued by: Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Finance [2]
[edit] Europe
[edit] Eurozone
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Austria (AA/Aa1)
Issued By: Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur, the Austrian Federal Financing Agency
- Government Bonds
- Debt Issuance Programme (DIP and DIP 144A)
- Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN)
- ATB-Programms
Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur
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Belgium (A-/Aa2)
Issued By: Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette, the Belgian Debt Agency
- Belgian Treasury Bills BTB - bills, tap-issued
- Certificats de Trésorerie (CTs) - bills
- Obligations linéaires ordinaires (OLOs) - bonds
Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette
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Finland (AAA/Aa1)
Issued By: Valtiokonttori, the Finland State Treasury
- Government Bonds
- Yield Bonds
- EMTN Programme
- Government Treasury Bills
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France (AA-/Aa2)
Issued By: Agence France Trésor, the French Debt Agency
- OATs
- BTFs - bills of up to 1 year maturities
- BTANs - 1 to 6 year notes
- Obligations assimilables du Trésor (OATs) - 7 to 50 year bonds
- TEC10 OATs - floating rate bonds indexed on constant 10year maturity OAT yields
- OATi - French inflation-indexed bonds
- OAT€i - Eurozone inflation-indexed bonds
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Germany (AA+/Aa1)
Issued By: Finanzagentur GmbH, the German Debt Agency
- Bunds
- Bubill - bills
- Bundesschatzanweisungen (Schätze) - 2 year notes
- Bundesobligationen (Bobls) - 5 year notes
- Bundesanleihen (Bunds and Buxl) - 10 and 30 year bonds
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Greece (CCC/Caa1)
Issued By: Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους, the Public Debt Management Agency (P.D.M.A.).
Negotiable debt : Euro 354bn on 31 March 2011[1]
Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους - Public Debt Management Agency
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Italy (BBB+/Aa2)
Issued By: Dipartimento del Tesoro
- Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro (BOTs) - bills up to 1 year
- Certificati del Tesoro Zero Coupon (CTZ) - bills up to 2 year
- Buoni del Tesoro Poliannuali (BTPs) - bonds
- Certificati di Credito del Tesoro (CCTs) - floating rate notes
- BTP Indicizzato all'Inflazione - inflation linked bonds
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Netherlands (AA/Aa1)
Issued by: Agentschap van het ministerie van Financiën, the Dutch State Treasury Agency
- DTC (Dutch Treasury Certificates) - bills
- DSL (Dutch State Loans) - bonds
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Spain (A-/A-1)
Issued By: Tesoro Público, the Spanish Public Treasury
- Letras del Tesoro - bills
- Bonos del Estado - bonds 2–5 years
- Obligaciones del Estado - bonds 5+ years
[edit] Non-Eurozone
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Bulgaria (Baa2 Stable/Baa2)
Issued By: Ministry of Finance
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United Kingdom (AA-/Aa2)
Issued By: UK Debt Management Office
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Iceland (BB)
Issued By: Lánasýsla ríkisins, the Icelandic National Debt Management Agency
Bond information in English
National Debt Management Agency
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Romania (BB+)
Issued By: Ministerul Finanțelor Publice, the Public Finance Ministry
- Certificate de trezorerie - bills, maturity up to a year
- Obligațiuni de stat - bonds
Bond information in English from the Ministry of Public Finance
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Sweden (AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Riksgäldskontoret, the Swedish National Debt Office
[edit] North America
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United States (AA+/Aaa)
Issued By: Bureau of the Public Debt
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Canada (AAA/Aaa)
Issued By:
- Canada Bond - fixed rate
- Real return bond (RRB) - inflation-indexed
- Canada Savings Bond (CSB)
- Ontario Savings Bond
- Saskatchewan Savings Bond
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ministry of Finance (2011). "HELLENIC REPUBLIC PUBLIC DEBT BULLETIN 61 (MARCH 2011)". http://www.minfin.gr/content-api/f/binaryChannel/minfin/datastore/b9/be/75/b9be75304eaa26e2c0deb75c428b8a899c506aaf/application/pdf/Bulletin_No61.pdf.
