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Norway Dumps Ireland, Portugal Bonds on Euro Crisis Concern
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sold all its Irish and Portuguese government bonds after rejecting the Greek debt swap and warned that Europe faces considerable challenges. The $610 billion Government Pension Fund Global returned 7.1 percent, or 234 billion kroner ($41 billion), as measured by a basket of currencies, in the first quarter, the Oslo-based investor said today. Its equity holdings gained 11 percent while its fixed-income investments rose 1.6 percent. The fund, which voted against Greece’s debt swap this year because it disagreed with being subordinated to the European Central Bank, also said it ... (full story)
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