S.Korea's Kexim mandates banks for dlr bond -source

HONG KONG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has mandated ABN AMRO Bank AAH.AS, Merrill Lynch (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to handle a 5-year, dollar-denominated bond offering, a source close to the deal said on Wednesday.

Details on price guidance or the size of the issue were not immediately available.

The fixed rate bond issue, rated Aa3 by Moody's Investors Service and A by Standard & Poor's, was likely to be priced during New York trading hours on Wednesday, the source said.