Having covered the main characteristics of government bonds in the last chapter we now briefly describe a few other significant national markets.

There is also an overview of developing country bonds. Finally, this chapter covers bonds issued by local authorities, such as in the US municipal bond market, and by organisations that while not strictly government owned have a close relationship with the central government.

More on the topic Having covered the main characteristics of government bonds in the last chapter we now briefly describe a few other significant national markets.: