Lisbon – The auctions are to take place on 21 November at 10.30am local time with maturity dates of 17 May 2019 and 22 November 2019 respectively.
The total sum auctioned will be between 1.25 billion and 1.5 billion, according to the statement.
In the last comparable auction of 18 July, the country issued 400 million 6-month bills with an interest rate of -0.339%.
