MOSCOW, March 1 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] raised a bond loan worth 500 million euros and $1.3 billion for general corporate needs, the Russian energy giant said in a news release Thursday.
"Today Gazprom raised a bond loan worth 500 million euros with a maturity date of 2012 and a bond loan worth $1.3 billion with a maturity date of 2022," Gazprom said.
"The euro-denominated bonds have a coupon rate of 5.44% and the dollar bonds 6.51%," Gazprom said.