DUBAI - Egypt has hired banks ahead of a potential issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated green bonds, a document showed on Monday.

Credit Agricole, Citi, HSBC and Deutsche Bank will arrange investor calls ahead of the planned deal, which would be of benchmark size and have a five-year maturity.

Benchmark bonds are generally meant to be upwards of $500 million.

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