Fitch affirms Iceland at A with a stable outlook

07.12.18
Fitch affirms Iceland at A with a stable outlook

Today, Fitch Ratings affirmed Iceland’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at A with a stable outlook. According to the rating agency, this rating balances the economy’s very high income per capita, strong governance, human development and doing business metrics against a high dependence on commodity exports, vulnerability to external shocks and experience of macroeconomic and financial volatility.

The stable outlook reflects balanced risks to the rating. Sustained improvement in the external balance sheet and resilience to external shocks might lead to a positive rating action. Conversely, evidence of overheating in the domestic economy, i.a. through wage-price spirals, inflation overshoots and adverse effects on fiscal, household and corporate balance sheets or excessive capital outflows leading to external imbalances and pressures on the exchange rate might lead to negative rating action.

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Jul 02 2025
Inflation-linked Treasury Bonds
Treasury Bond Auction Announcement - RIKS 29 0917 - Switch Auction or Cash payment
Series RIKS 29 0917
ISIN IS0000037711
Maturity Date 09/17/2029
Auction Date 07/04/2025
Settlement Date 07/09/2025
10% addition 07/08/2025
 
Buyback issue RIKS 26 0216
Buyback price (clean) 98.1500

On the Auction Date, between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., the Government Debt Management will auction Treasury bonds in the Series, with the ISIN number and with the Maturity Date according to the table above. Article 6 of the General Terms of Auction for Treasury bonds applies for the right to purchase an additional 10%. The Treasury bonds will be delivered in electronic form on the Settlement Date.

Payment for the bonds can be made in cash or with the Buyback issue at the Buyback price.

Payment in cash for the Treasury bonds must be received by the Central Bank before 14:00 on the Settlement Date. If payment is made with the Buyback issue, a notification of the amount must be received no later than by 14:00 on the Auction Date. In that case, the value of the Buyback bond is determined by the Buyback price plus accrued interest and indexation (i.e. dirty price).

No fee is paid in relation to the purchase of RIKS 26 0216.

Further reference is made to the description of the Treasury bond and the General Terms of Auction of Treasury Bonds.

For additional information please contact Oddgeir Gunnarsson, Government Debt Management, at +354 569 9635.
Jul 01 2025
Treasury Bonds
Additional Treasury Bond Auction Announcement - RIKB 32 1015 - Switch Auction
Following the settlement of HFF bonds issued by ÍL Fund (formerly the Housing Financing Fund), it has been decided to hold a switch auction, giving owners of the inflation-linked government bond series RIKS 50 0915 the opportunity to exchange them for the nominal bond series RIKB 32 1015. Interested parties are advised to contact a primary dealer to participate in the switch auction.
Series RIKB 32 1015
ISIN IS0000037752
Maturity Date 10/15/2032
Auction Date 07/03/2025
Settlement Date 07/08/2025
 
Buyback issue RIKS 50 0915
Buyback price (clean) 112.9150, which is equivalent to a yield of 2.78%

On the Auction Date, between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., the Government Debt Management will auction Treasury bonds in the Series, with the ISIN number and with the Maturity Date according to the table above. The Treasury bond will be delivered in electronic form on the Settlement Date.

Payment for the bonds can only be made with the Buyback issue at the Buyback price. Cash is not accepted.

The value of the Buyback bond is determined by the Buyback price plus accrued interest and indexation (i.e. dirty price). The bonds must be delivered to the Central Bank before 14:00 on the Settlement Date.

No fee is paid in relation to the purchase of RIKS 50 0915.

Further reference is made to the description of the Treasury bond and the General Terms of Auction of Treasury Bonds.

Further information can be obtained from Government Debt Management at tel: +354 569 9994 or by email to lanamal@lanamal.is.
Jun 30 2025
Annual prospects
Quarterly Government Debt Management Prospect

Third quarter 2025

  • In Q3, Government bonds will be offered for sale in the amount of 30-40 b.kr. market value.
  • The bonds that could conceivably be offered are all benchmark Government issues, and issue size and market conditions will determine how much, if any, will be sold in each series.
  • During the quarter, it is planned to issue bonds in the inflation-linked RIKS 29 0917 series, with market making.
  • It is possible that a switch auction of RIKS 26 0216 will be held during the quarter.

GDM Q3 Prospect 2025.pdf