LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have advised on the first Egyptian-denominated Eurobond offering, worth around $1bn (£486m).

The five-year notes were issued by the Arab Republic of Egypt. This is payable in US dollars but indexed to the local currency – making it the country’s second-ever Eurobond issue and the first to be denominated in Egyptian pounds. It comes as Egypt attempts to improve its access to international capital markets.