Ministry of Finance borrows 1.5 billion lei from banks
The Ministry of Finance (MF) on Monday borrowed 1.503 billion lei from banks through an issue of benchmark government bonds and another of discounted treasury certificates, told Agerpres.
Thus, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR), MF borrowed 778.8 million lei from banks through a benchmark government bond issue with a residual maturity of 63 months and an average yield of 6.33% per year.
The nominal value of the issue was 500 million lei, and banks subscribed to almost 1.209 billion lei.
An additional auction is scheduled for Tuesday, where the state wants to attract another 75 million lei at the yield set on Monday for the bonds.
The Ministry of Finance has also attracted 724.5 million lei through an issue of discounted treasury certificates with a residual maturity of 12 months and an average yield of 5.96% per year.
The nominal value of the issue was 500 million lei and banks subscribed to over 1.158 billion lei.
The Ministry of Finance (MF) planned to borrow 5.5 billion lei from commercial banks in February 2024, to which 705 million lei may be added through additional non-competitive bidding sessions related to bond auctions.
The total amount of 6.205 billion lei is 115 million lei less than the 6.32 billion lei programmed in January 2024 and will be used to refinance public debt and finance the state budget deficit.