At the end of a simultaneous auction of Treasury assimilable bills (BAT) with a maturity of 364 days and Treasury assimilable bonds (OAT) with maturities of 3 and 5 years organized on March 18, 2026 at the West African Monetary Union (UMOA) financial market, Mali, through its Public Treasury, raised 53.673 billion CFA francs (97 million dollars).
The issuer had put up for auction 50 billion CFA francs. In response, investors submitted a total of 98.286 billion CFA francs, representing a coverage rate of 196.57% of the amount put up for auction.
Out of the amount of submissions, the Malian Public Treasury retained 53.673 billion CFA francs and rejected the remaining 44.613 billion CFA francs, resulting in an absorption rate of 54.61%.
The weighted average yield is 6.19% for BATs, 8.17% for 3-year OATs, and 7.66% for 5-year OATs.
The repayment of BATs will be made on the first working day following the maturity date set for March 17, 2027. As for the payment of interest, it will be made in advance and precomputed on the face value of these bonds, which is one million CFA francs.
Regarding the repayment of the principal of OATs, it will be made on the first working day following the maturity date set for March 19, 2029 for the 3-year securities and March 5, 2031 for the 5-year securities. The payment of interest will be made annually at a rate of 6.00% for 3-year OATs and 6.20% for 5-year OATs, starting from the end of the first year.
The total of public securities issued by Mali in 2026 as of March 17, 2026 amounts to 231 billion CFA francs, representing 6.16% of all issuances made by all UMOA countries. The amount of capital repaid by Bamako amounts to 302 billion CFA francs and the amount of interest paid is 35 billion CFA francs.
