The State Treasury of Vietnam raised VND4.2 trillion (US$180.69 million) from G-bonds at an auction held by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on May 20.

A total of VND5.5 trillion worth of bonds was up for auction, including 10-year and 15-year bonds valued at VND2 trillion each, and five-year and 20-year bonds valued at VND1 trillion and VND500 billion, respectively.

All the 10-year and 15-year bonds were sold for VND2 trillion each with annual interest rates of 2.8% and 2.95%, respectively, up 0.05% and 0.02% against auctions on May 13.

Some VND200 billion was mobilised from 20-year bonds with an annual interest rate of 3.43%, up 0.33% from the previous auction on April 22.

There were no successful bids for the five-year G-bonds.

The State Treasury has raised nearly VND47.74 trillion from G-bonds so far this year through actions at HNX.