Markets News Afternoon: Irish Government debt raising of €33.8bn in 2009 viewed as “success”; Shares down in Europe and US
Nov 17th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and commodities; The Irish Government raised €1 billion in a bond auction today, the National Treasury Management Agency said. The fact that raising huge amounts of debt is viewed as a "success," illustrates how low the fortunes of Ireland have fallen.