Mighty Eurobond market celebrates 50th anniversary

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Mighty Eurobond market celebrates 50th anniversary

“What hath God wrought?” asked Samuel Morse in the first ever telegram in 1844. A similar wonder may have infused the bankers, investors and officials who worked on the first ever Eurobond, 50 years ago. Their creation has changed the world just as profoundly. Jo Richards and Toby Fildes report on the International Capital Market Association’s remarkable dinner to celebrate that anniversary this week.

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