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Government of India

Ministry of Finance

27-July-2012 16:22 IST

Government has released the Quarterly Report on debt management pertaining to the quarter April-June 2012, here today. The Middle Office (MO), Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance has been bringing out the Quarterly Report on debt management since April-June (Q1) 2010-11. 

The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 briefly describes the macroeconomic environment during the quarter – growth, inflation, capital flows etc.,- that have a bearing on debt markets. Section 2 details debt management operations in the primary market during the quarter – Government’s financing requirement, auction details, cost and maturity of borrowings, etc. The cash management operations during the quarter and their rationale are explained in Section 3. Section 4 provides an account of outstanding debt – cost and risk character, holding pattern and maturity profile. Finally, Section 5 details the secondary market activity in the Government securities market.

The full Quarterly Report is enclosed herewith.

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Quarterly public debt report summarises issuance, cash management, outstanding debt composition and secondary market activity. The quarterly report details the Government's April-June 2012 debt management: macroeconomic drivers; primary market operations including issuance, auctions, weighted average maturity and yields; cash management tools (treasury bills, cash management bills, WMA) and Reserve Bank liquidity operations; composition and maturity profile of outstanding public debt and holding patterns; and secondary market activity including yield curve movements, trading volumes, turnover ratios and top traded securities.