Ireland raised €4bn at its first 20-year bond sale on Wednesday, drawing more than twice as much demand in a syndicated deal that covered over a third of its minimum funding needs for the year.. Kicking off its annual funding drive with an issue placed via a syndicate of banks for the fifth year in a row, Ireland sold the debt at a yield of 1.73%, having received bids of over €11bn, the country's debt agency said.
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