As part of the second issue of government securities for sale to individuals through the eVMS.md platform, 1,215 transactions were made for a total of over 150.9 million lei, which is 3 times higher than the announced estimated volume of issues.
This was announced at a press conference on Monday by Ion Gumene, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Finance, noting that the subscription of individuals to government securities through the https://www.evms.md platform took place from December 6 to 15, and since already in the middle of this period, investments in government securities exceeded the initially established issue volume of 50 million lei, the Ministry of Finance announced that it would issue government bonds in the amount necessary to satisfy all applications. As Ion Gumene noted, as a result, within the second issue, government securities were purchased for 150 million lei 905.1 thousand lei, which is 3 times higher than the previously announced estimated volume of issues of 50 million lei. A total of 1,215 transactions were made. Government securities with a maturity of 1 year and a fixed interest rate of 6.85% and with a maturity of 2 years and a fixed interest rate of 7% were offered for subscription. At the same time, citizens made 855 transactions to purchase government securities with a maturity of 1 year for the amount of 104.5 million lei and 360 transactions to purchase government securities with a maturity of 2 years for the amount of 46.3 million lei. Coupon payments for both options will be made every 6 months. At the same time, many citizens preferred to invest in both types of government securities, diversifying their investments. Ion Gumene noted that the Ministry of Finance expresses gratitude to all Moldovan citizens who decided to invest in government securities. It is planned that the next issue of government securities for sale to individuals through the eVMS.md platform may be carried out in 3 months, approximately in March. Herewith, the Ministry of Finance is studying the possibility of conducting more frequent subscriptions, and will also work in 2025 to improve the functionality of the eVMS.md platform and develop a secondary market for the sale of purchased government securities by citizens. As noted by the Ministry of Finance, during the first issue, which took place in September of this year, 815 direct transactions were concluded for a total of over 78.7 million lei.// 16.12.2024 — InfoMarket.
