New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Monday said it will raise Rs 5,000 crore by issuing long-term infrastructure bonds.

The board of directors in its meeting held on Monday approved the proposal of issuing long-term bonds for financing infrastructure projects and affordable housing worth to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

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The money will be raised in single or multiple tranches during financial year year 2022-23.

These bonds shall be senior, unsecured and will not form part of capital of the bank, it said.

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Bank of Baroda stock closed flat at Rs 99.95 apiece on BSE on Monday.

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