VOL. XXXVII

NO.4

25-OCTOBER-1993

Financial and Banking News

Capital Markets

Lebanese Government To Launch First Eurobond...

The Government of Lebanon is preparing to launch a $300mn Eurobond issue. Mr.Nasir Sa'idi, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, says the issue hasalready been underwritten. The issue, which is the first Eurobond ever raised byLebanon, aims to tap into the savings of expatriate Lebanese. The bonds willhave an issue of three to five years - the exact maturity has not...