## Developing Government Bond Markets: A Handbook (page overview)

_Manuals & Guides, September 21, 2001_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 21, 2001
- Series: Manuals & Guides
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9780821349557.069

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### Summary
- The handbook is described as a comprehensive and authoritative reference for:
  - senior policymakers responsible for the development of government bond markets in their own countries, and
  - individuals responsible for guiding the market development process at the operational level who have a substantial need to understand the policy issues involved.
- The page notes that the table of contents, preface, and foreword are available on the World Bank website.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subject areas: Bonds, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Government debt management, Government securities, Public financial management (PFM), Securities, Securities markets
- Keywords as listed: Australia and New Zealand, benchmark issue, Bonds, central bank, dealer, debt manager, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Global, Government debt management, government securities, Government securities, government securities market, M&G, market, primary dealer, Securities, securities account, Securities markets

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*International Monetary Fund. Developing Government Bond Markets: A Handbook, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9780821349557.069*

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