Ireland tests markets with first post-bailout bond

Citi Port Financial Services

06/01/2014 14:26

DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ireland has mandated the issue of a new syndicated ten-year bond in its first return to debt markets following completion of an EU/IMF bailout last month, its debt agency said on Monday. The National Treasury Management Agency picked Barclays BARC.L , Citi Bank  C.N , Danske Bank  DANSKE.CO , Deutsche Bank  DBKGn.DE  and Morgan Stanley  MS.N  for a new ten-year euro benchmark transaction in the "near future", it said in a statement. (Reporting by Conor Humphries; Editing by Sam Cage) ((conor.humphries@thomsonreuters.com)(+353 1 500 1518)(Reuters Messaging: conor.humphries.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: IRELAND DEBT/