Federal bond issues
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The Confederation uses bonds as an instrument to raise funds on the market and to finance its long-term capital requirements. The bonds issues are effected by auction. As banker to the Confederation, the SNB carries out these auctions itself.
General information
Bond issue prospectus
The bond issue prospectus may be obtained from:
Swiss National Bank
Backoffice
8022 Zurich
Tel. +41 58 631 23 15
E-Mail: bo.trading@snb.ch