IDBI Bank To Raise $250M

IDBI Bank is seeking to raise $250 million in a sale of bonds in the Asian region.

IDBI Bank is seeking to raise $250 million in a sale of bonds in the Asian region, The Hindu Business Line reports. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will partially guarantee the bond issue via a credit guarantee scheme.

The Mumbai-based bank has fixed a target of raising $1.1 billion via foreign currency borrowings in 2012. The lender has already raised $250 million and is about to launch a Swiss Franc medium-term bond issue to raise $200 million.

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