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With its peripheral peers Italy and Spain having to contend with domestic and US political strife while they ponder syndicated bonds, Ireland is pointedly withdrawing from capital markets ahead of a new €10bn funding programme for 2014, writes Craig McGlashan. The sovereign, which expects to exit its 2010 Troika bail-out later this year, put its monthly bill auctions on hold this week.
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This week's funding scorecard focuses on sovereigns in Central and Eastern Europe. Next week's update we will provide funding updates on selected supranational institutions.
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Ireland wants investors to have a clear picture on the conditions of its bailout exit and budget for next year before returning to the bond markets, a senior funding official told SSA Markets this week.
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German states could be missing out on investor diversification and arbitrage opportunities by limiting their private medium term note issuance to euros, dealers said this week.
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The US government shutdown failed to knock an important part of the private placement market off its stride this week, as dollar callable zero dealflow carried on without a blip.