91.   The Russian government has financed much of the deficit by issuing treasury bills at high interest rates.

92.   The Russian central bank will announce a reduction in restrictions on foreigners buying treasury bills next week.

93.   The screens Enlaces Prebon has made available include rates for bankers acceptances, forwards on one-month interest rates and government treasury bills.

94.   The rate cut sparked a rally in the market for treasury bills, or GKOs, said Devane.

95.   The shrinkage of the Japan Premium also pushed up yields on Japanese treasury bills.

96.   The tax deterred banks from buying RRPs and they channeled their interest to special series and regular treasury bills instead, traders said.

97.   Those treasury bills, cetes, are a good buy, said Bob Gay, head of Latin America research at Bankers Trust in New York.

98.   To fill yawning budget gaps, the Russian government had been issuing short-term treasury bills, known as GKOs, paying sky-high interest rates to keep investors intrigued.

99.   Treasury bills and certificates of deposit are paying about the same rate of interest.

100.   Treasury bills rose and short-dated bonds fell less than long bonds before an expected rate cut in Sweden tomorrow.