# Central bank issues treasury bills for the first time in five months

> The State Bank of Vietnam resumed issuing treasury bills for the first time in five months, withdrawing 17 trillion VND through seven-day bills at 3 percent. It also net withdrew 6.4 trillion VND through open market operations, as interbank liquidity remained abundant.

- Date: 2019-03-22 · published 2019-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60396-central-bank-issues-treasury-bills-for-the-first-time-in-five-months
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter dong liquidity can support the currency and raise local borrowing costs, with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- en.vietnamplus.vn: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/central-bank-issues-treasury-bills-for-the-first-time-in-five-months-post148759.vnp

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