Sunday, Mar 10, 2013

(This story was originally published Thursday.)



By Sarka Halas

Oman-based Bank Muscat SAOG (BKMB.ON ) has planned a series of fixed income investor meetings in Middle East, Asia and Europe starting March 12, 2013, ahead of a potential dollar benchmark bond, one of the bank organizing the meetings said Thursday.

Citigroup, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered Bank are the banks organizing the meetings.

Bank Muscat is the largest bank by total assets in Oman, with approximately 40% direct and indirect ownership by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman. The bank is rated A1 by Moody's, A- by Standard and Poor's, and A- by Fitch.

Write to Sarka Halas at sarka.halasova@dowjones.com

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