BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Wednesday that it will issue 30 billion yuan (4.74 billion U.S. dollars) worth of 10-year book-entry treasury bonds.

The issuance is the ministry's 15th batch of book-entry treasury bonds this year, according to a statement posted on the MOF website.

The interest rate for the bonds is fixed at 3.39 percent.

Interest will be paid on Aug. 23 and Feb. 23 each year, while the last half year's interest and the principal will both be paid upon maturity on Aug. 23, 2022, the ministry said.

The bonds will be sold from Aug. 23 to 27 and become tradable on exchange markets starting Aug. 29, according to the statement. Enditem

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