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  CEBU CITY, Cebu, October 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Treasury (BTr) has officially launched its second Retail Offshore Dolar Bonds 2 (RDB2), which are available to retail investors, individuals, and institutions who are looking for a higher-yielding investment and who want to diversify their investment portfolio. The RDBs are US dollar-denominated medium- to long-term debt securities issued by the Philippine government through the BTr. These are fixed-income securities that are part of the government's savings mobilization program. To source additional funding to finance the priority projects and key various expenditures of the national government, the BTr issues government securities such as bonds where the public can safely invest their money by buying shares of these bonds. The Retail Offshore Dollar Bond is one of the government securities or debt instruments that serve as another funding source for the national government. During the RDB2 roadshow in Cebu held on Sept. 29, 2023...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Feb.9 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Treasury (BTr) Region 7 has urged retail investors to invest in its 29th and newest bond offering, the Retail Treasury Bonds 29 (RTB 29). The RTB29 is an affordable, convenient, low-risk, short-term, and high-yielding investment security issued by the Philippine government. At a press conference on Feb. 8 in Cebu, officials from the BTr promoted the latest bond issuance by the government. According to BTr, the public can invest in RTB29 for as low as P5,000 within the ten-day investing period from Feb. 7-17. Any eligible investor, such as individuals, cooperatives, and other institutions, can invest in RTB29. The RTB29 has the following terms of offering: Maturity period – 5.5 years Maturity date - August 22, 2028 Fixed Interest rate – 6.125% per annum Frequency of Interest Payments - Quarterly Minimum Investment – P5,000, and in increments of P5,000 thereafter Taxation – 20% withholding tax on interest income (not applicable for tax-...