Unique-Romania lifts Eurobond issuance ceiling, may nonetheless downsize targets By Reuters

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Finance Ministry has raised its Eurobond issuance ceiling to account for indicative international debt plans price 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion) from April till December 2024, treasury chief Stefan Nanu stated.

However Eurobond targets might be downsized given strong home demand, he advised Reuters.

The ministry raised the utmost quantity the ministry may borrow by its medium time period be aware programme (MTN), a non-binding international debt issuance plan that permits debt managers to faucet markets by standardised paperwork.

The ministry bought international points price 55.6 billion euros throughout 2012-2023, practically tapping out the MTN’s present prime worth of 56 billion euros. The ministry has raised it by 6 billion euros, including international points price 4.6 billion euros will mature this yr and in 2024.

“The MTN programme is a ceiling, it offers us flexibility to situation, however we do not have to totally execute,” Nanu stated. “It’s doable we are going to minimize Eurobond issuance contemplating the way in which home funding goes.”

($1 = 0.9133 euros)