Through a bond auction, the Treasury borrowed approximately 40.4 billion lira. The Ministry of Treasury and Finance went into debt for 40 billion 438.3 million lira in a government bond auction held today. The auction featured the reissue of a 4-year (1029 days) period, 3-month coupon payment, indexed to TLREF government bond. The interest rate for the period was set at 12.51%. With a nominal bid of 75 billion 514.3 million lira, the nominal sale in the auction reached 20 billion 501.3 million lira, with a net sale of 22 billion 438.3 million lira. The entire 3 billion lira bid from the public was met in the auction, while market makers submitted bids totaling 30 billion 401 million lira, with sales amounting to 15 billion lira. This way, the Treasury was able to borrow 40 billion 438.3 million lira through the government bond auction.