Yesterday, 6 October, finance minister Ivan Miklos announced at a press conference that Slovakia had borrowed EUR 2 billion on the financial markets by way of 15-year government bonds with an interest yield of 4.373%.
The overall demand for the bonds on the side of investors was even higher, at EUR 4.3 billion. The bonds were traded at a similar yield to that offered by Polish bonds, Miklos informed, saying this was good news and that ogether with the new state budget, it would help the government tackle the public finance deficit.