1.   The city will assume responsibility for convention center permit issues when bonds are issued to finance expansion of the facility.

2.   Fewer bonds are being issued to finance schools and roads and this means more municipal bankers are losing their jobs.

3.   The bonds, originally issued to finance BT when it was state-owned, were repurchased for cancellation.

4.   The bonds were issued to finance purchase of two other firms, Trayvou and Lutrana.