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Kenya issues Sh14.5bn, 8-year infrastructure bond

The Treasury Building in Nairobi. Photo/FREDRICK ONYANGO

The Treasury Building in Nairobi. Photo/FREDRICK ONYANGO 

By REUTERS
Posted  Tuesday, February 9  2010 at  16:40

Kenya invited bids on Tuesday for a Sh14.5 billion eight-year infrastructure bond with a 9.75 per cent interest rate for its roads, energy and water sectors.

The Treasury plans to raise a total of Sh32.9 billion in infrastructure bonds this fiscal year.

In December, it raised Sh18.42 billion.