LONDON (Reuters) - Investors snapped up a $1 billion bond to fund life-saving vaccines for children in developing countries on Tuesday as central banks, religious leaders and rock stars bought into the first scheme of its kind.
Bids for twice the amount of securities on offer were received as British finance minister Gordon Brown launched the project to fight preventable diseases like polio and measles.
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