Sri Lanka marketing 10-yr dollar bond to yield 6.375%
By Frances Yoon
HONG KONG, May 28 (IFR) - The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is marketing 10-year US dollar bonds to yield around 6.375%.
Citigroup (NYSE: C - news) , Deutsche Bank (Xetra: 514000 - news) , HSBC and Standard Chartered (Other OTC: SCBFF - news) are arranging the offering, which is expected to raise at least $500 million.
The island nation last issued offshore bonds in April last year, pricing a $500 million five-year bond to yield 5.125%.
Sri Lanka is rated B1/B+/BB- (Moodys/S&P/Fitch). (Reporting By Steve Garton)