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Fri 08 Aug 2010Demand for Irish debt high despite S&P downgrade
DESPITE A downgrading of the Government’s creditworthiness on Tuesday night, investors yesterday bought €600 million of short-term Government debt at a lower interest rate than when it was last auctioned two weeks ago.
Auctions of short-term debt – known as treasury bills – are usually held twice a month by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).
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