Greece may attempt a second bond sale next month, its second since it emerged from an international bailout program last August, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
Athens aims to raise 5 billion to 7 billion euros from bond markets this year to finance part of its debt needs, according to its first annual borrowing programme after a debt crisis in 2010.
Greece raised 2.5 billion euros ($2.84 billion) from a five-year bond in January at a yield of 3.6 percent, drawing strong demand. Since then, the yield has dropped more than half a point, trading at 2.98 percent on Tuesday.
Greece has built a cash buffer of more than 27 billion euros with money raised from markets and unused bailout loans, enough to repay about 12 billion euros in loans falling due this year and stay afloat up to 2021
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