Albania: bonds

The internal debt stock makes up a considerable percentage in the total of the debt portfolio. The short-term instruments later September 2012 make up round 54.07 % of the total of the internal debt portfolio, while the long-term instruments amount to 44.02% of the portfolio.

The overwhelming majority of the long-term instruments consists of 2 and 5 year bonds. An increase in percentage is seen also with the 3, 5 and 7 year bonds, respectively by 44 and 98 percentage points. This is connected to the fact that the bulk of the new borrowing during 2012 continues to be made up of the 3, 5 and 7 year bonds, as well as the 12-month treasury bills.

The participation in auctions during 2012 was not stable. A certain number of auctions turned out to be with a cover ratio above 1, thus meeting the needs of the government for bills and bonds.