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| | China - China's State Council Approves IFC Application to Issue Domestic Renminbi Bonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | IFC was pleased to be notified today by the Ministry of Finance that State Council approved IFC's application to issue renminbi bonds in accordance with the RMB Bond Issuance Regulations. |
 | | IFC has been the first, or among the first, nonresidents to issue in many currencies including Colombian pesos, Spanish pesetas, Portuguese escudos, Greek drachmae, Hong Kong dollars, Malaysian ringgit and Singapore dollars in the domestic markets, and in Czech koruna, Philippine pesos and Polish zloty in the eurobond markets. |
 | | IFC's worldwide committed portfolio as of FY05 was $19.3 billion for its own account and $5.3 billion held for participants in loan syndications. |
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