Venezuela Sold $39.7 Million of 90-Day Bonds Today / La demanda rebasa bonos del BCV y rebota el paralelo

The bank had offered $40 million of the local bonds payable in bolivars at a rate of 4.3 per dollar earlier today. The bonds were sold to 44 institutions and 5,614 bids were allotted at a price of 112 percent of face value, the bank said on its Web site. The bank has sold about $219 million of the securities since Jan. 13 ( full information)/ En un intento por contener la escalada del dólar en el mercado paralelo, el Banco Central, por quinta vez en lo que va de año, incrementó la oferta de divisas mediante la venta de bonos, pero no tuvo éxito. ( información completa)