By Marcus
Bensasson and Hannah Benjamin Apr 10,
2014 12:20 PM GMT+0300
Bloomberg
The order
book for the issue, which carries a coupon of 4.75 percent, exceeded 20 billion
euros, said the person, who asked not to be identified because he isn’t authorized
to speak about it. A Greek government official told reporters in Athens yesterday that Greece sought to raise 2.5 billion
euros in the five-year bond issue.