Russian Finance Ministry to Offer Two OFZ Bond Issues to Investors Today

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Russian Finance Ministry to Offer Two Federal Bond Issues to Investors Today

On March 4, 2026, the Russian Finance Ministry plans to conduct auctions for the placement of federal government bonds with fixed coupon payments (OFZ-PD) of issue No. 26246RMFS and issue No. 26218RMFS.

These bonds will be placed in the volume of the remaining available amount for each issue.

The maturity date for OFZ issue 26246 is March 12, 2036.

The semi-annual coupon rate for the entire circulation period is set at 12.00% per annum.

The maturity date for OFZ issue 26218 is September 17, 2031.

The semi-annual coupon rate for the entire circulation period is set at 8.50% per annum.

The Finance Ministry noted that the volume of accepted bids at each auction will be determined based on the volume of demand, as well as the size of the premium requested by participants relative to the current market yield levels.

Bids for the auctions can be submitted through Moscow Exchange (PJSC Moscow Exchange) and/or SPB Exchange (AO SPB Exchange).

This overview was presented by Alexey Grishchenko, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.