Gov't Pays $28.4M In Coupons To Domestic Creditors

The Russian Finance Ministry made a number of coupon payments on OFZ federal bonds for a total amount of $RUR843m (about $28.4m) today. According to the ministry's domestic debt department, the 1st coupon payment on OFZ 27015 was RUR136.9m (the annual coupon rate is set at 16 per cent), the 12th coupon payment on OFZ 27001 was RUR353.05m (the annual coupon rate is set at 15 per cent), and the 11th coupon payment on OFZ 27007 equaled 353.05m (the annual coupon rate is fixed at 15 per cent).