Following the press release of 21 August 2008, the Ministry for the Economy and Finance (MEF) announces the amount of CCT and BPT to be offered at the auction of August 28:
- Treasury Credit Certificates (Certificati di Credito del Tesoro - CCT)
start date/maturity: 1 September 2008/2015; first tranche: € 2,000 million
- Long-Term Treasury Bonds (Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali - BTP)
3-year BTP start date/maturity 1 September 2008/2011; first tranche: € 4,000 million
10-year BTP start date/maturity 1 February 2008/1 August 2018; ninth tranche: € 2,500 million.