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Luxembourg – The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday raised €2 billion in a tap of 0.4% January 2026 bond, raising the total outstanding volume to €5 billion.
“Today we completed funding needs for the EFSF for the first quarter. We had a strong book with high quality orders from banks and central banks and priced 1 basis points inside the initial price guidance. This shows that even amid the current market turbulences the primary market in euro is working and investors are confident,” said Siegfried Ruhl, Head of Funding and Investor Relations at the EFSF.
I met Finance Minister Staikouras right after he became finance minister. That was last July here in Athens and he told me: “With me, you will have no surprises. I tell you what I do and I do what I tell you.”
The experience since then has proven that he has really chosen that approach. We meet every month in the Eurogroup. Most of the time we also have a bilateral meeting in the margins of these monthly meetings. We continued this dialogue here today, with a bit more time, going into more of the substance.