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This is a list of categories of Government bonds around the world.

Contents 1 Main issuers 2 Country by country data 2.1 Asia 2.1.1  Japan (AA-/A2) 2.2 Europe 2.2.1 Eurozone 2.2.1.1  Austria (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.1.2  Belgium (AA+/Aa1) 2.2.1.3  Finland (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.1.4  France (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.1.5  Germany (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.1.6  Greece(A/A1) 2.2.1.7  Italy (AA- "with negative outlook"/Aa2) 2.2.1.8  Netherlands (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.1.9  Spain (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.2 Non-Eurozone 2.2.2.1  Sweden (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.2.2  United Kingdom (AAA/Aaa) 2.2.2.3  Iceland (Aaa) 2.2.2.4  Bulgaria (Baa3 Stable/Baa3) 2.3 North America 2.3.1  United States (AAA/Aaa) 2.3.2  Canada (AAA/Aaa) 2.4 See also 2.5 External links

[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	AAA/Aaa	4,000	62.5%	Bureau of the Public Debt	Site
Euro	Italy	BTPs	AA- with negative outlook/Aa2	1,530	120.9%	Dipartimento del Tesoro	Site
Euro	France	OATs	AAA/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

[edit]  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)

Ministry of Finance

[edit] Europe

[edit] Eurozone

[edit]  Austria (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur, the Austrian Federal Financing Agency

Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur

[edit]  Belgium (AA+/Aa1)

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

[edit]  Finland (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Valtiokonttori, the Finland State Treasury

Valtiokonttori

[edit]  France (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Agence France Trésor, the French Debt Agency

• OATs
  • BTFs - bills
  • BTANs - 1 to 6 year notes
  • Obligations assimilables du Trésor (OATs) -
  • TEC10 OATs - floating rate bonds indexed on constant 10year maturity OAT yields
  • OATi - French inflation-indexed bonds
  • OAT€i - Eurozone inflation-indexed bonds

Agence France Trésor

[edit]  Germany (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Finanzagentur GmbH, the German Debt Agency

• Bunds
  • Bubill - bills
  • Bundesschatzanweisungen (Schätze) - 2 year notes
  • Bundesobligationen (Bobls) - 5 year notes
  • Bundesanleihen (Bunds) - bonds

Finanzagentur GmbH

[edit]  Greece(A/A1)

Issued By: Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους, the General Accounting Office

Negotiable debt : Euro 190bn on 30 June 2005

Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους

[edit]  Italy (AA- "with negative outlook"/Aa2)

Issued By: Dipartimento del Tesoro

• BTPs
  • Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro (BOTs) - bills up to 1 year
  • Certificati del Tesoro Zero Coupon (CTZ) - bills up to 2 year
  • Buoni del Tesoro Polianuali (BTPs) - bonds
  • Certificati di Credito del Tesoro (CCTs) - floating rate notes
  • BTP Indicizzato all'Inflazione - inflation linked bonds

Dipartimento del Tesoro

[edit]  Netherlands (AAA/Aaa)

Issued by: Agentschap van het ministerie van Financiën, the Dutch State Treasury Agency

• DTC (Dutch Treasury Certificates) - bills
• DSL (Dutch State Loans) - bonds

Dutch State Treasury Agency

[edit]  Spain (AAA/Aaa)

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

Tesoro Público

[edit] Non-Eurozone

[edit]  Sweden (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Riksgäldskontoret, the Swedish National Debt Office

Riksgäldskontoret

[edit]  United Kingdom (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: UK Debt Management Office

• Gilts
  • Conventional Gilts
  • Index-linked Gilts
  • Double-Dated Gilts
  • Undated Gilts (Consols and War Loans)
  • Gilt Strips

UK Debt Management Office

[edit]  Iceland (Aaa)

Issued By: Lánasýsla ríkisins, the Icelandic National Debt Management Agency

• HFF bonds
• Housing bonds
• Housing authority bonds

Bond information in English
National Debt Management Agency

[edit]  Bulgaria (Baa3 Stable/Baa3)

Issued By: Ministry of Finance

• Policy Statement

[edit] North America

[edit]  United States (AAA/Aaa)

Issued By: Bureau of the Public Debt

• US Treasuries
  • Treasury bill
  • Treasury note
  • Treasury bond
  • TIPS
  • Savings bond

Bureau of the Public Debt

[edit]  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

• Government bond
• Government debt

[edit] External links

• World Association of Debt Management Offices
• Economic and Financial Committee on EU Government Bills and Bonds