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葡萄牙成功出售10年期国债
LISBON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Portugal on Tuesday successfully sold 10-year bonds for the first time since international lenders granted the country a 78-billion-euro bailout two years ago, representing a milestone1 in efforts to restore investors2' confidence in the eurozone country.
Through the bond issuance, a total of 3 billion euros (about 3. 9 billion U.S. dollars) was raised on the international markets for the debt-ridden country, with an interest rate of 5.669 percent.
"The operation has been a great success," Minister of Finance Vitor Gaspar said in Brussels, Belgium.
Portuguese3 Foreign Minister Paulo Portas also hailed the sale, saying it was an "important day" that proved the country was " returning to the market step by step."
Portugal made a successful comeback to the bond market in January this year with the sale of 5-year bonds worth 2.5 billion euros.
In accordance with Portugal's 78-billion-euro bailout agreement with the troika in May 2011, the country has required to be implementing4 a harsh austerity policy that has sparked widespread protests across the country in recent months.
Tuesday's sale came as the troika comprising the European Union, the international Monetary5 Fund and the European Central Bank arrived in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, in the same day to assess the Portuguese government's new plan for public spending cuts announced last week by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
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milestone
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n.里程碑;划时代的事件 | |
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n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语 | |
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v.实现( implement的现在分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的 | |
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sectors
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n.部门( sector的名词复数 );领域;防御地区;扇形 | |
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临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 ); 停工,停止活动 | |
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