The Ministry of Finance is running a new public offer for the sale of Fidelis government bonds dedicated to the population from June 6 to 16, the 5th this year carried out through the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and the 25th since the resumption of the Fidelis programme in July 2020.

Through the previous 24 offers, the Ministry of Finance has attracted almost 50 billion RON (over 10 billion euros) from the population, according to a BVB press release.

The Fidelis government bond offer run by the Ministry of Finance includes seven issues, three in euros and four in lei, one of which is dedicated to blood donors, who can buy, for the first time, government bonds with a maturity of 2 years, at an interest rate of 8.35% per year. Orders can only be placed on the donor tranche by investors who donated blood from January 1, 2025 until the end of the offer period, namely June 16, 2025. Also, to encourage blood donation, donor-investors can subscribe in the tranche dedicated to them up to 100,000 lei/investor.

Resident and non-resident individuals, over 18 years of age, can subscribe to Fidelis government securities denominated in lei and in euros, within the public sale offer conducted on the BVB, through the brokerage consortium or through intermediaries authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority who have signed the commitment to comply with the conditions of the offer, the provisions of the issue prospectus and have sent the commitment to the Lead Manager. The brokerage syndicate is formed by BT Capital Partners (Lead Manager), Alpha Bank Romania, Banca Comerciala Româna, BRD – Groupe Societe Generale and TradeVille (brokerage syndicate) and Banca Transilvania, Libra Internet Bank (Distribution Group).

The estimated date of admission to trading of Fidelis government securities is June 20, 2025. Income obtained from investment in Fidelis government securities, both from interest and capital gains, is non-taxable.

AGERPRES