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Weakness observed, but liquid issuers in defensive maturities with ‘good concession and a bit of yield’ have little to fear
‘Outstanding year’ of funding overall for the bank in across currencies, €800m left to fund until year-end
SEC exemption 'crucial' for IDA with spreads to World Bank and other tier one SSAs to converge over time

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