Joao Leite, head of investment at Portugal's Banco Carregosa, said the request for aid was unlikely to lead to any significant reduction in the country's long-term debt yields.

葡萄牙的卡雷·戈萨银行的投资部主管若昂·雷特表示，请求援助是不可能导致任何国家的长期债券收益率显着减少的。

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In fact, the IMF has forecast economic growth of 2.5% for the island nation in 2012, and the ratings agency Fitch has raised Iceland's long-term debt back to investment grade.

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"CDO" is a common term for collateralized debt obligation, an investment-grade security backed by a pool of bonds, loans and other assets.

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Nevertheless, in the medium term the firm will probably have to issue more long-term debt to finance itself (it hopes to gain an investment-grade credit rating this year) and raise more equity, perhaps by listing.

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