Banks offered RON1.172 billion at today’s tender, central bank data showed.
At the previous similar tender September 23, the ministry sold RON700 million in five-year paper at an average yield of 4.56% a year.
Romania sold so far this year RON39.5 billion in leu-denominated notes and EUR1.57 billion at four euro-denominated auctions on the local market. Also, the ministry tapped international markets for $1.5 billion at a US dollar-bond auction in February, and EUR2 billion in two Eurobond sales in September and October. (EUR1=RON4.4404)