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Ljubljana – Slovenia issued on Tuesday a new 10-year bond of EUR 1.75 billion and extended the existing 30-year bond issue by another EUR 250 million. This is the first time it issued a bond with a negative yield to maturity. “For the first time in its history Slovenia issued today a long-term bond with a negative yield to maturity,” the Finance Ministry said.

Denmark has  longest history of a country with  negative central bank rates is offering homeowners 20-year loans at a fixed interest rate of zero.

Greece intends to borrow 10 billion to 12 billion euros ($14.60 billion) by issuing short-term and long-term debt in 2021, about the same amount as this year, in a bid to ensure its continual presence in debt markets, two government sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Southern Europe's borrowing costs hit new record lows on Tuesday as concern about rising Covid-19 cases in major economies offset the promise of a return to normality due to a vaccine and cautious optimism about Brexit trade talks.

Greece's benchmark 10-year bond yield tumbled to a new historic low of 0.606 percentage points on Thursday, down 2.5% from Wednesday's close of 0.621 percentage points, as the prospect of the approval of a new European Union budget loomed large.

The Turkish Treasury borrowed 3.8 billion Turkish liras ($486 million) from domestic markets on Dec. 8, according to an official statement.

The Treasury and Finance Ministry announced that some 3.3 billion Turkish liras ($420 million) ten-year fixed coupon bond - semiannually, second-issuance - was sold in an auction.

The Turkish Treasury borrowed around 3.75 billion Turkish liras ($478.6 million) from domestic markets on Dec. 7, according to an official statement.

The Treasury and Finance Ministry announced that some 1.62 billion Turkish liras ($206.6 million) in two-year fixed coupon bonds - semiannually, reopen, second issuance - were sold in the first auction.

Romania's success in securing a loan from international markets is proof that it managed to gain the trust of investors in a very important year and I hope that the rating agencies take this into consideration, Finance Minister Florin Citu told Radio Guerrilla on Thursday morning.

The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry on Nov. 25 said its issuance of a dollar-denominated bond due in 2031 finalized with a nominal amount of $2.25 billion, seeing high demand from international capital markets.

As part of the 2020 external financing program, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley were authorized on Nov. 24 to issue the bonds.

The Turkish Treasury borrowed 5.6 billion Turkish liras ($703 million) from domestic markets on Nov. 24, according to an official statement.

The Treasury and Finance Ministry announced that some 2 billion Turkish liras ($250 million) in floating rate note bonds - new issuance - were sold in the first auction.