Sovereign bond issuance in the....>

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

totals E716.3bln (in cash terms) or around 82% of plans according to MNI calcs.

- Austria has sold E24.5bln bonds vs E24bln-E26bln target or 98% 

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

- Finland has sold E11.8bln vs E16.5bln funding target or 72% 

- France has sold E170.6bln vs estimated E212bln med-/long target or 80% 

- Germany has sold E120.8bln vs estimated E152bln or 79% 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 E201bln bonds vs non-official E240bln plan or 84% 

- The Netherlands has sold E23.6bln in bonds vs E30bln-E35bln plan or 73% 

- Portugal has sold E11.2bln vs OT target of E14bln-E16bln or 75%

- 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 E101.6ln vs gross issuance E132.9bln target or 83%.

All numbers represent cash raised, not nominals.