Aug 16 (IFR) - Bahrain's government has selected five banks for a benchmark-sized sale of US dollar Eurobonds later this year, according to a banker familiar with the deal.

The mandated leads in the frame are Bank ABC, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank.

Another banker familiar with the deal said that there has been no official announcement.

"And we should not expect anything while it's the middle of August."

Earlier this month Reuters reported that the bond sale will take place sometime after summer.



(Reporting by Robert Hogg; editing Alex Chambers) ((Robert.Hogg@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 9077;))