The Bratislava Stock Exchange (BSSE) said a new issue of EUR 100mn government bonds started trading on the bourse's main market as of October 16. The bonds carry an annual coupon of 4.35% and mature on October 14, 2025. The actual number of securities in the issue is 2.665 billion of a par value of EUR 1, the BSSE said in a statement. On Monday (Oct 15), the finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) issued the EUR 100mn bond through a direct sale in the own portfolio of the finance ministry. Also on Monday, ARDAL sold at an auction EUR 60.9mn of the 2025 government bonds at an average annual yield of 3.55%. |
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