Sovereign bond issuance in the....>

EUROZONE ISSUANCE: Sovereign bond issuance in the Eurozone so far this year

totals E641bln (in cash terms) or around 74% of plans according to MNI calcs.

- Austria has sold E13.5bln bonds vs E20bln-E22bln target or 64% 

- Belgium has sold E29bln in OlO bonds vs E35bln target or 83% 

- Finland has sold E7.7bln vs E16.5bln funding target or 46% 

- France has sold E161bln vs estimated E212bln med-/long target or 76% 

- Germany has sold E106bln vs estimated E152bln or 70% of total 

- Greece has sold E3bln although there is no target

- Ireland has sold E10.5bln in bonds vs E9bln-E13bln target or 95% 

- Italy has sold E173bln bonds vs non-official E240bln plan or 72% 

- The Netherlands has sold E21.3bln in bonds vs E30bln-E35bln plan or 66% 

- Portugal has sold E10.3bln vs OT target of E14bln-E16bln or 68%

- Slovakia has sold E4.3bln vs bond target of E6.5bln or 65% 

- Slovenia has sold E4.4bln vs bond target of E3.4bln or 100%

- Spain has sold E98.6ln vs gross issuance E132.9bln target or 80%.

All numbers represent cash raised, not nominals.