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80% of Bids for 10-Year Cypriot Bond from International Investors

Published January 22, 2026, 10:55

80% of the bids for the €1 billion 10-year Cypriot bond issued by the Republic of Cyprus came from international investors. The issuance, the first since the recovery of the 'A' rating from leading rating agencies, attracted offers from a wide range of investors. The largest percentage of international investors came from the United Kingdom (43.5%), followed by the Scandinavian countries (14.0%), Portugal (9.7%), Germany and Austria (4.6%), France (2.5%), the Netherlands (1.6%), and Italy (1.6%). The main investors were asset managers (53.8%), banks (25.8%), insurance/pension companies (8.1%), and central banks/official institutions (7.8%). The bond was priced at mid-swaps +44 basis points, with a yield of 3.339% and a spread of +51.0 basis points against the DBR 2.6%.