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On July 22, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will hold an auction for the sale of interest-bearing treasury bonds for BGN 200 million, the BNB said on Friday.

The Piraeus Bank is issuing a green senior preferential bond, Bloomberg reports.

The issue is estimated to be worth €500 million.

The issue has been assigned to BNP Paribas in partnership with BofA Securities, Commerzbank HSBC and IMI- Intesa San Paolo who will jointly run the offering book.

There was considerable investor interest during an auction for reopening a 10-year Greek government bond held on Wednesday.

The Greek state was asking for 200 million euros and the offers submitted amounted to €727 million, with a coverage ratio of 3.64. The bonds reach maturity on June 15, 2034, with an interest rate of 3.375%.

Cyprus faces a challenging time as it navigates plans for a foray into the financial markets.

Since the start of the year, Bulgaria has secured an additional BGN 700 million in debt from the domestic market, according to announcements from the Ministry of Finance and data published by the Bulgarian National Bank. Of this sum, BGN 300 million was raised through the issuance of government securities, achieving a weighted average return of 3.21 percent.

Strong investment interest was recorded on Wednesday in the reopening of the 10-year Greek government bond.

According to the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA), the bids exceeded the auction amount, which was up to 250 million euros, by approximately 3.5 times, reaching €835 million. The yield of the bond was 3.51%.

Thanks to increased confidence and predictability, Türkiye now obtains longer-term external financing from international markets at more favorable terms compared to the past, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said.

Greece's new 30-year bond created the second largest bid book since 2010 on Wednesday, as demand exceeded 33 billion euros, covering the €3 billion raised 11 times, with the yield at 4.241% and the coupon at 4.125%.

Greece drew 3 billion euros from the issue of a new 30-year bond on Wednesday, securing considerable demand for the issue that came on the back of the unexpected upgrading of the country's credit outlook to "Positive" by Standard & Poor's last Friday.

Armed by the surprise move from Standard & Poor's last Friday, upgrading Greece's outlook to "Positive," the Public Debt Management Agency is on Wednesday set to make its second major market foray for 2024, with a new 30-year bond.