The Ministry of Finance has given a mandate to five banks that allows them to organize meetings with European investors on its behalf. The ministry said that issuing a bond is not urgent, however.

On its website, the Ministry of Finance published a mandate granted to Barclays Bank, Commerzbank, HSBC, SG CIB and UniCredit. The meeting is scheduled to begin on March 24th. Officials explained to MMC reporters that the “roadshow” was primarily designed to check for the interest of investors and current financial condition. In September 2013, consolidated general government debt stood at almost 19.4 billion euros.