LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Republic of Croatia is planning to issue a 10-year, dollar-denominated benchmark bond, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Barclays Capital PLC, Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are joint lead-managers on the deal. The country is rated Baa3 by Moody's Investor Relations Inc., BBB by Standard and Poor's Corp and BBB- by Fitch Ratings. -By Art Patnaude, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0) 207 842 9259;
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