S. Korea to sell 15 tln won worth of government bonds in March

South Korea plans to sell 15 trillion won (US$10.48 billion) in state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday.The country will issue 1.8 trillion won in Treasurys with a maturity of two years and 2.8 trillion won in three-year government bonds in March, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.It also plans to sell 2.5 trillion won in bonds with a maturity of five years and 2.9 trillion won in 10-year Treasurys.It will float 800 billion won and 3.7 trillion won in bonds with a maturity of 20 years and 30 years, respectively, along with 500 billion won in 50-year bonds.South Korea issued around 17.15 trillion won in state bonds in February, the ministry said.Source: Yonhap News Agency