style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">s (BBVA) Colombian unit is planning to sell bonds worth $249 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. BBVA Colombia will sell two series of bonds maturing in 2012. The sale will be managed by BBVA Valores Colombia.
style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">One series will be sold at Colombias benchmark interest rate and a maximum spread of 1.90 percentage points, while the second will pay a maximum fixed-rate of 8%. The deal is part of the banks plan to sell $832 million worth of bonds during 2008 and 2009.
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">For additional coverage, click href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a82L2hsB8POo" target=_blank>here.
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