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UPDATE 1-Dubai prices two-part $1.25 bln bond offering
Reuters: Bonds News
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The government of Dubai priced a two-tranche bond sale late on Tuesday, comprising both conventional and Islamic notes, as the emirate took advantage of its improved image...
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