Bosnian Serbs Eye Eurobond Now as Iran War Fallout May Worsen

Republika Srpska, the Serb-run half of Bosnia-Herzegovina, is considering a sale of foreign-currency bonds amid concern that the energy crisis stoked by war in Iran will make borrowing increasingly costly.

The government of Republika Srpska saw “extremely strong investor interest” during a non-deal roadshow in London earlier this month, Finance Minister Zora Vidovic told Bloomberg. The authorities mandated BofA Securities to arrange investor meetings starting Tuesday, which may be followed by a five-year benchmark euro-denominated sale.