KIEV, Jan. 29 ??“ Oschadbank, Ukraine??™s state-owned savings bank, plans to tap international capital markets later this year with an issue of at least $100 million in Eurobonds, a bank official said.

Oshchadbank will first seek to arrange a credit rating in July from a major credit rating agency, either Moody??™s or Fitch, before launching the Eurobonds, Oschadbank First Deputy Board Chairman Artemiy Yershov said.