payments/receipts and cash balances
31 January 2006
During January 2006 domestic short-term loans (net) increased by R805,1
million whilst domestic long-term loan issues, net of redemptions, buy-backs
and switches increased by R2 951,1 million. Domestic long-term loans include an
amount of R43,7 million in respect of Retail Bonds.
Foreign loan issues, net of redemptions, decreased by R259,7 million. This
represents redemptions of R640,6 million and draw-downs of R380,9 million on
arms procurement loan agreements.
Extraordinary receipts of R274,6 million were received in respect of
premiums on the issuance of loans for financing purposes.
The balances in the Reserve Bank and Commercial Bank accounts amounted
to
R33 981,6 million and R42 754,4 million, respectively.
No RSA bonds were stripped or reconstituted during January 2006.
More detailed information on the above provisional figures will be included
in the monthly statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing
which will be released on 28 February 2006, released on 2 February 2006.
For more information contact:
Johan Redelinghuys
Tel: (012) 315 5297
Fax: (012) 315 5810
Wessel Moolman
Tel (012) 315 5240
Derrick Harrison
Tel: (012) 315 5442
Issued by: National Treasury
31 January 2006
Source: National Treasury (http://www.treasury.gov.za)
