Thursday, Jun 09, 2011

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Government of Dubai is planning to issue a dollar-denominated, benchmark-sized bond through lead managers UBS AG, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and Emirates NBD, one of the banks said Thursday.

A series of meetings with fixed-income investors will take place next week, with the bond expected to launch and price thereafter, subject to market conditions.

-By Art Patnaude, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0) 207 842 9259; art.patnaude@dowjones.com

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09-06-11 1155GMT