2016-01-27 17:17:16

Warsaw, 27 January 2016

Treasury BondSpot Poland Once Again Selected as the Electronic Treasury Securities Market

PRESS RELEASE

  • Treasury BondSpot Poland (TBSP) has been selected as the electronic Treasury securities market by banks holding the status of Treasury Securities Dealer
  • TBSP, the market operated by BondSpot S.A. - a member of the GPW Group, will perform this function until 30 September 2019

According to information published by the Ministry of Finance on 27 January 2016, following the electronic market selection procedure, Treasury BondSpot Poland has been selected as the electronic Treasury securities market for the next three competition years, i.e., from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2019.

'We are proud of the selection as a sign of recognition and confidence in the long-time activity of BondSpot S.A. as the operator of an electronic market in Polish Treasury bonds and bills as well as its further development plans. We will make all efforts to ensure that Treasury BondSpot Poland remains the leading professional market in Treasury securities, contributing to continued growth of the liquidity and efficiency of trade,' said Jacek Fotek, President of the Management Board of BondSpot S.A.

The market in bonds, especially Treasury bonds, is one of the main pillars of growth of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group.

'I am glad that the competences and experience of the entire BondSpot team have once again been appreciated by clients. We want TBSP as an emerging area of co-operation between the Exchange and the banking sector to grow in the interest of the entire financial market,' said Grzegorz Zawada, Vice-President of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Treasury BondSpot Poland opened in 2002. Treasury BondSpot Poland is an integral part of the Treasury Securities Dealer system founded by the Ministry of Finance in partnership with the National Bank of Poland and the banking industry. The mission of the system is to minimise the cost of public debt service by improving the liquidity, transparency and efficiency of the Treasury securities market.
Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) is the biggest securities exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. GPW operates a regulated market of shares and derivative instruments and the alternative stock market NewConnect for growing companies. GPW is developing Catalyst, a market for issuers of corporate and municipal bonds, as well as commodity markets. Since 9 November 2010, GPW is a public company listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. For more information visit http://www.gpw.pl

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