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Translations:      FR  emprunt d'Etat (n.m.)     ES  bono del Estado (n.m.)     DE  Staatsanleihe (n.f.) 

  Concise definition of the term government bond

Government bonds are bonds that are issued by the state to finance fiscal deficits or capital spending.

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Bond  •  Bundesanleihe   •  Bundesobligation   •  Obligation Assimilable du Trésor   •  Treasury bond  •  Treasury note

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