Ireland could press ahead with a long-awaited syndication to repay some of its IMF loans as early as this week, bankers said on Friday.rnAccording to Reuters, officials at the borrower told investors in the middle of October that it would like to issue 15-year debt to refinance the first portion of bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund.rn"I would not be surprised if Ireland went ahead with a deal," said a syndicate banker. "There is a good window ahead of the ECB meeting on Thursday, and the longer they wait, the more risk they run of investors shutting up shop for the year." Another added that it would be sensible to do a trade this week.rnWhile Ireland endured a bit of a wobble a couple of weeks ago, alongside the rest of the periphery markets, bankers said it had held uprnwell and was generally stable.
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