The annual publication of the issuance calendar summarizes the important key data of the issues planned by the Federal Government for the forthcoming calendar year. This information is updated by quarterly issuance calendars, in which any changes in the market situation or liquidity status of the Federal Government can be taken into account at short notice.

Both, the annual issuance calendar and the issuance calendar for the first quarter are usually published by the German Finance Agency in the second half of December, the following quarterly issuance calendars are published in the last ten days of the month preceding the respective calendar quarter. The issuance calendar provides the market participants with a secure basis for their investment decisions.