Defence bond purchases reach €41 million in two weeks

Residents, businesses and other organisations bought €41 million in Lithuanian defence bonds over two weeks, with 2,136 transactions recorded, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, according to LRT.

During the sales period from September 29 to October 12, buyers invested the most in six-month bonds, purchasing €20.1 million worth. One-year bonds accounted for €19.7 million, two-year bonds for €400,000 and three-year bonds for €800,000.

New issues of defence bonds go on sale on Tuesday, offering annual interest rates of 2.8% to 3.1%.

Since the programme began in 2024, buyers have purchased €1.15 billion in defence bonds across 76 issues. The bonds are targeted government savings notes intended to fund defence needs and are available through Swedbank, SEB and Orion Securities.