Banks offered RON1.98 billion at today’s auction, central bank data showed.

At the latest successful auction of one-year bills August 6, the ministry sold debt worth RON700 million at a 5.66% annual average yield.

Romania expects to sell RON3.3 billion in debt this month, up from RON1.4 billion sold in August.

So far in 2012, the ministry sold RON40.46 billion in leu-denominated state notes and $2.25 billion in US dollar-denominated bonds.

Tuesday, Romania raised another EUR750 million in a tap of its 6.5% June 2018-dated eurobond at an annual yield of 5.15%, below the initial guidance of 5.25%. (EUR1=RON4.4816)