The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday attracted 125 million lei from banks, in addition to Monday's auctions, when it borrowed 1.2 billion lei, through two issues of government bonds, with interest rates of 6.64% per annum and 6.43% per annum, respectively, according to data provided by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
The nominal value of the two additional issues was 75 million lei and 105 million lei, respectively. The banks submitted offers worth 20 million lei and 380 million lei, respectively.
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has planned, in January 2026, loans from commercial banks worth 10 billion lei, to which 15%, respectively 1.2 billion lei, of the nominal value awarded at the reference auctions can be added, within the additional sessions of non-competitive bids organised exclusively for benchmark instruments.
The total amount, of 11.2 billion lei, is by 6.025 billion lei higher than the one planned in December 2025, of 5.175 billion lei, and is intended for the refinancing and early repayment of public debt and financing the state budget deficit.
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