Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarian National Bank to sell five-year treasury bonds amounting to more than EUR 250 million

Photo: Tania Harizanova

On October 11, The Bulgarian National Bank will hold an auction for the sale of five-year treasury bonds to the tune of more than EUR 250 million. The bonds carry a fixed annual coupon of 0%.

In 2021, Bulgaria has so far sold EUR 500 million worth of government bonds. The debt ceiling set in the 2021 state budget is EUR 2.3 billion. The government needs to borrow capital to cover the expected budget deficit. The main buyers of bonds are banks and pension funds.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Standard & Poor's confirms Bulgaria's rating and positive outlook

The international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P Global Ratings) has affirmed Bulgaria's 'BBB/A-2' long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings. The rating outlook remains positive.  If a stable..

published on 5/25/24 10:50 AM

Businesses want to negotiate the import of highly educated specialists from India

In the next 3 to 5 years, Bulgaria will experience a shortage of more than 250,000 specialists with higher education. For the past 8 years, Bulgaria has missed the opportunity, which a number of EU countries have taken advantage of, to conclude an..

published on 5/22/24 9:18 AM

BNB tightens control over mortgage lending

The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has ordered banks in the country to apply a minimum set of 6 indicators for monitoring credit standards when granting and renegotiating loans secured by residential real estate . The aim is to..

published on 5/21/24 8:53 AM