Government bond
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A government bond is a bond issued by a national government denominated in the country's own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds.
Contents
- 1 Risk
- 2 Issuance
- 3 See also
- 4 List of government bonds from the main issuers
- 5 Asia
- JGBs
AA-/A2 6,666 157.5% Ministry of Finance (MoF) [Site] US dollar US Treasuries AAA/Aaa 4,000 62.5% Bureau of the Public Debt [Site] Euro BTPs AA- with negative outlook/Aa2 1,530 120.9% Dipartimento del Tesoro [Site] Euro OATs AAA/Aaa 1,300 71.2% Agence France Trésor [Site] Euro Bunds AAA/Aaa 1,020 65.1% Finanzagentur GmbH [Site] Pound sterling Gilts AAA/Aaa 703 42.0% UK Debt Management Office [Site] 
Main credit ratings
Asia
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Issued By: Ministry of Finance (MoF)- Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs)
- *Revenue Bonds/Straight Bonds
- *Financing Bills
- *Subsidy Bonds
- *Subscription Bonds
- *Contribution Bonds
- *Demand Bonds (kofu kokusai)
Europe
Eurozone
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Issued By: Agence France Trésor, the French Debt Agency- OATs
- *BTFs - bills
- *BTANs - 1 to 6 year notes
- *Obligations assimilables du Trésor (OATs) -
- *TEC10 OATs - floating rate bonds indexed on constant 10year maturity OAT yields
- *OATi - French inflation-indexed bonds
- *OAT€i - Eurozone inflation-indexed bonds
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Issued By: Finanzagentur GmbH, the German Finance Agency- Bunds
- *Bubill - bills
- *Bundesschatzanweisungen (Schätze) - 2 year notes
- *Bundesobligationen (Bobls) - 5 year notes
- *Bundesanleihen (Bunds) - bonds
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Issued By: Dipartimento del Tesoro- BTPs
- *Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro (BOTs) - bills up to 1 year
- *Certificati del Tesoro Zero Coupon (CTZ) - bills up to 2 year
- *Buoni del Tesoro Polianuali (BTPs) - bonds
- *Certificati di Credito del Tesoro (CCTs) - floating rate notes
- *BTP Indicizzato all'Inflazione - inflation linked bonds
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Issued By: UK Debt Management Office- Gilts
- *Conventional Gilts
- *Index-linked Gilts
- *Double-Dated Gilts
- *Undated Gilts
- *Gilt Strips
North America
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Issued By: Bureau of the Public Debt- US Treasuries
- *Treasury bill
- *Treasury note
- *Treasury bond
- *TIPS
- *Savings bond
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