Finance ministry taking orders for state bonds until Thursday

Thursday is the last day on which people can order inflation-beating state bonds from the Czech Finance Ministry. The ministry has so far received orders for 14.2 billion crowns worth of bonds. It is planning to release another issue in the autumn. The maturity of the bonds is eight years with the option of premature repayment after one year of ownership. The Finance Ministry started issuing state bonds last year in view of covering part of the deficit in public finances.