Then state bonds issued on 4 March 2025 raised €140,035,200, according to an announcement by the Federal Debt Agency on Tuesday.
State bonds allow people to lend money for a specific period of time to the Belgian government. The State then repays the initial loan to lenders with interest.
The subscription period for the latest bonds began on 21 February and ended on Monday 3 March.
The one-year bond, offering a gross rate of 2.10% (1.47% net), alone attracted €121,255,200. The ten-year treasury bond, with a gross rate of 2.90% (2.03% net), collected €8,817,900.
The last time state bonds were issued was last December, where one-year and eight-year bonds raised a total of €52.8 million.
