Kurdistan plans international bond pitch

ERBIL - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is moving forward with a plan to raise money for stalled infrastructure projects by issuing bonds.

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani will head a delegation to meet with fixed-income investors in London next week, a KRG official said. The KRG has retained Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to advise on the project, according to a KRG statement issued Monday.