Ecuador hires BofA and Citigroup for potential second bond sale

6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 5

The South American country scheduled an investor call for Tuesday and may sell additional 2034 and 2039 notes first issued in January.
If completed, it would mark Ecuador's second international bond sale this year, extending its return to external debt markets.
The hiring was reported by a person familiar with the matter, indicating the plans are not yet public and the sale remains under consideration.

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