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 BeforeIT Release Notes
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+0.3.0 (February 2025)
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+* Some refactoring of market functions by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/36
+* Use ChunkSplitters for multithreading by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/39
+* Added missing changes due to renaming initalis/ze_model by @petres in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/40
+* Add 1:1 benchmarks results by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/37
+* More efficient credit market loop by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/41
+* Rename model stepping functions by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/42
+* Use import BeforeIT as Bit everywhere by @Tortar in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/43
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+## New Contributors
+* @petres made their first contribution in https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/pull/40
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+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/bancaditalia/BeforeIT.jl/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0
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 0.2.0 (Nov 2024)
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