Banks offered RON2.36 billion and the maximum accepted yield was 6.79 a year, central bank data showed.
On August 22, the ministry rejected all bids in a RON900 million one-year bills auction, citing high yields. The latest successful sale held on August 16 brought the ministry RON700 million at an average annual yield of 6.64%.
The ministry plans to sell debt worth RON4.7 billion in September, up from roughly RON2.6 billion sold a month earlier.
So far this year, Romania sold around RON39.3 billion (EUR9.26 billion) in leu-denominated state notes. Additionally, two foreign currency bond auctions have brought the ministry EUR1.4 billion, while an international debt sale early June raised EUR1.5 billion. (EUR1=RON4.2429)