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Belgium Raises 1.39 Bln Euros in Three Days in Retail Bond Sale

By John Martens
November 29, 2011

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Belgium received subscriptions for 1.39 billion euros of retail bonds in the first three days of the offering through commercial banks, the debt agency in Brussels said in a statement on its website.

Retail investors bought 170.9 million euros of 3.5 percent securities due in December 2014, 1.13 billion euros of 4 percent notes due in December 2016 and 90.5 million euros of 4.2 percent bonds due in December 2019, according to the statement. The subscription period ends on Dec. 2.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Martens at jmartens1@bloomberg.net

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