Central Bank sells further €500m tranche of debt linked to Anglo

€15.53bn of debt associated with Anglo Irish Bank failure remains with the Central Bank

The debt acquired and cancelled yesterday was a floating rate treasury bond that had been due to mature on June 18th, 2047. Photograph: Frank Miller

The debt acquired and cancelled yesterday was a floating rate treasury bond that had been due to mature on June 18th, 2047. Photograph: Frank Miller

The Central Bank has sold a further €500 million tranche of debt connected with the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank. The latest transaction brings to €9.5 billion the amount of legacy debt bought from the bank by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).

Following the purchase, €15.53 billion of debt associated with the failure of Anglo Irish Bank remains with the Central Bank.

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