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Investors in US and UK buy over three quarters of Romania’s dollar bonds
01.03.2012, 15:43 | Finance-Banks | 1878 views
The bonds issued by the Public Finance Ministry (MFP) on February 28 on the US market have been mainly bought by US and UK investors, informs a release remitted on Wednesday. The investors’ structure on geographic areas is: USA – 42 percent, UK -35 percent, Europe – 18 percent, Asia – 5 percent. “The share of US investors slid 6 percentage points from the initial issue and that of UK investors went up 5 percent. At the same time, the share of Asian investors increased from 2 to 5 percent. The structure shows that Romania inspires confidence on increasingly more markets. An enhancement in the share of investors looking for safe, long-term assets, such as pension funds, insurance companies and central banks, can also be noted,” Public Finance Minister Bogdan Alexandru Dragoi said. Read more on Financiarul.ro
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