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Was Belgium's record €22bn retail bond buy a one-off?
Last year the Belgian government set a new record by selling debt direct to its citizens. All eyes are on what happens when it matures next week. Indebted governments endlessly worry about how they’ll fund their deficits – usually done by selling bonds to …