Government gives green light to super-long gilts - UPDATE 2
The Government will pave the way for the issuance of ‘super-long' gilts by removing the current maturity cap.
In today's Autumn Statement, the Government said the measure followed its consultation on super-long and perpetual gilts. It said this established that gilts with maturities above the current cap of...
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