LONDON: Pakistan has selec­ted Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered as book-runners for a US dollar Sukuk offering, according to a ministry official who asked not to be identified.

The mandate was officially decided last week, the official added. The ministry will decide on the tenor of the Islamic bond, as well as the format of the transaction, as early as next week, he said.

“We would like to be able to sell this deal to US investors,” said the official, who added the government hoped to price the deal by the end of September.

Pakistan is rated B- by S&P and Caa1 by Moody’s.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2014

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