Ministry of Finance
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The Republic of Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Office has submitted its fifth request to the European Commission (EC) for the payment of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with a total gross value of EUR 266.84 million.
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Today, the European Commission paid €440 million to Slovenia on the basis of the fourth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). "Slovenia has met all the milestones and targets linked to the fourth payment request and has therefore received the maximum possible disbursement," said Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič upon the inflow of funds.
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On Friday, 7th November 2025, the Republic of Slovenia (“Slovenia”), rated A3 (positive) by Moody’s / AA (stable) by S&P / A+ (stable) by Fitch / AA- (stable) by JCR, successfully priced a JPY31.0bn 3-year fixed rate senior unsecured bond, marking the first Samurai Bond issued by a CEE sovereign this year. Following a highly successful inaugural Social Samurai offering last year, Slovenia has established a strong footprint in the Japanese market. Daiwa, Mizuho, Nomura and SMBC Nikko jointly led the offering.
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Slovenia successfully issued a new 10-year EUR bond via the international capital markets
On Monday, 5 January 2026, the Republic of Slovenia, rated A3 (positive) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), successfully accessed the international capital markets with a EUR 1.75bn Reg S issuance due 12 March 2036. Slovenia opened up the 2026 capital markets in a spectacular way, issuing the first sovereign bond of the year. Kicking off the year with this benchmark, Slovenia benefitted from extraordinary investor demand, pre-empting a busy new issue pipeline.
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Slovenia EUR 10y benchmark – new mandate
The Republic of Slovenia, rated A3 (positive) / AA (stable) / A+ (stable), has mandated Barclays, DZ BANK, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, OTP Banka Slovenia and Raiffeisen Bank International to lead manage a new benchmark EUR transaction with a 10-year tenor. The transaction will be Regulation S in dematerialised registered form. The deal is expected to be launched in the near future, subject to market conditions.
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Morningstar DBRS upgrades Slovenia's credit rating
The Morningstar DBRS credit rating agency upgraded Slovenia's credit rating from A (high) to AA (low) with a stable outlook. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's (S&P) confirmed Slovenia’s AA credit rating with a stable outlook.