Gov't borrows RON 60 million off banks on Friday in addition to Thursday's auction

The Ministry of Finance (MF) on Friday borrowed RON 60 million off banks in addition to Thursday's RON 400 million raised in one issue of benchmark government bonds of a residual maturity of 107 months, at an average yield of 7.59% per annum, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).

The nominal value of the additional issue was RON 60 million, and the banks offered RON 145 million.

MF has planned for September 2025 to borrow RON 6.2 billion off commercial banks, to which RON 795 million can be added in additional sessions of non-competitive offers related to bond auctions.

The total amount of RON 6.995 billion is RON 385 million higher than the one scheduled for August 2025 of RON 6.61 billion, and it is intended for public debt refunding and government deficit financing.