China will issue 15 billion yuan (about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars) of short-term treasury bonds next week, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

The book-entry treasury bonds, which is the 24th batch of its kind in the year, has a term of 273 days, said the ministry in a statement on its website.

The T-bonds will be sold at an issue price of 98.979 yuan, with an annual interest rate of 1.39 percent.

According to the ministry, a three-day sales will begin on Nov. 23. The interests of the bonds will be calculated on Nov. 23 and become tradable on Nov. 27.