ATHENS - Piraeus Bank, one of Greece's largest lenders, mandated BNP Paribas, BofA, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Nomura and UBS as joint bookrunners for a senior green bond issue, IFR said on Monday.

The bond is expected to be rated Caa1/B by Moody's and S&P. BNP Paribas is acting as green bond structuring advisor.

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