The Ministry of Finance launches at the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) a new issue of Fidelis government bonds, intended for the population, thus reaching the fourth public offer for the sale of Fidelis government the local capital market in almost a year, according to a press release of the Stock Exchange.
Through the first three offers developed since July 2020, the Ministry of Finance attracted from the population, cumulatively, 6.1 billion lei (almost 1.3 billion euros).
"The Ministry of Finance again makes available to individuals an advantageous investment financial instrument, through the FIDELIS Program. The interest offered, the non-taxation of capital gains and interest-related incomes, as well as the lack of subscription fees, make this instrument an attractive saving means for Romanians having surplus lei and euros. I urge Romanians to find out about the benefits and financial conditions of the program and to invest in FIDELIS government securities through partner banks," said Minister of Finance Alexandru Nazare.
Between June 22 and July 12, 2021, resident and non-resident individuals, over 18 years of age, can subscribe through partner banks BT Capital Partners & Banca Transilvania, Romanian Commercial Bank and BRD - Groupe Societe Generale, FIDELIS government securities denominated in lei and in euros, within the public sale offer carried out at the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Government securities intended for the population are remunerated with annual interest rates above the level of government securities traded on the interbank secondary market, the Ministry of Finance announces. In the process of subscribing FIDELIS government securities, no commissions are charged by the intermediary banks, and the incomes obtained, both from interest and from capital gains are non-taxable.
The allocation of the government securities subscribed within the offer will be made on the date of allocation (July 12, 2021), and the final number of government securities offered will be established by the issuer in consultation with the intermediation syndicate. The orders related to the subscriptions allocated to the investors based on the subscriptions validated by the members of the intermediation syndicate/Eligible Participants will be registered in the trading system of BVB dedicated to public offers (government securities). Estimated date of entry into trading is July 16, 2021.