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SNB rejects Irish debt as collateral

Swiss National Bank excludes Irish sovereign debt and that of some Irish banks from list of collateral eligible for open market operations

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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will no longer accept Irish government debt, and that of several of the country's major lenders, in its repo operations.

The latest modifications to the central bank's collateral list show that since 21 December last year Irish government bonds, along with the debt of the country's big three lenders – Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish and AIB Mortgage Bank (a wing of

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