Slovakia Draws Record €8.6B Demand for Benchmark 20-Year Bond

Slovakia attracted record demand for the sale of a €2 billion ($2.4 billion) benchmark bond, widening the pool of investors in its first syndicated transaction of the year.

Bids totaled €8.6 billion, the highest volume registered for a 20-year maturity and the country’s second largest orderbook overall, according to a statement from the Bratislava-based debt and liquidity management agency on Wednesday.