By Laura Contemori – ROME (Econostream) – Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Thursday announced auctions of a new tranche of BTP Short Term bonds and two inflation-linked BTP€i securities.

MEF said it would offer between €2.25 billion and €2.50 billion of the 2.20% February 2028 BTP Short Term in its ninth tranche, maturing February 28, 2028.

It will also auction between €1.0 billion and €1.5 billion of the 1.10% August 2031 BTP€i in its 15th tranche, maturing August 15, 2031, and between €750 million and €1.0 billion of the 2.25% February 2046 BTP€i in its second tranche, maturing on February 15, 2046.

MEF noted that the February 2046 BTP€i will become eligible for stripping activity starting from this issuance.

Specialists will have access to supplementary allotments of up to 20% of the amount allocated for the BTP Short Term and up to 15% for each of the inflation-linked bonds.

The placement mechanism for the bonds will be that of a uniform-price (marginal) auction, without a predefined price reference.

Settlement for the three lines was scheduled for May 28, 2026.