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Bulgarian National Bank places bonds with new short-term and medium-term domestic debt

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On January 27th, government securities for 150 million euros (300 million leva) will be offered on the domestic market, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced. The bonds will have a maturity of 7 years and an annual interest rate of 3.25%.

On January 20th, the BNB held the first auction for 2025 for the issuance of government debt. 3-year securities for 150 million euros were successfully placed at an annual yield of 2.9%. For comparison, last year a 3-year issue was launched on the domestic market several times, with the average yield exceeding 3% at each reopening of the auctions, the BNB reported.

The last time a 3-year issue of government securities was placed was in July 2024, when it achieved a weighted average yield of 3.64%.




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