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A first in the financial and banking sector of Romania: Alpha Bank Romania issues the first covered bonds

June 26, 2019

Alpha Bank Romania started trading its first 200-million-euro issue of covered bonds on the main floor of BVB, a first in the financial and banking sector of Romania. The 5-year bonds paying variable interest are said to be covered by excellent mortgages and rated Baa2 by Moody’s. Both local and...

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