The finance ministry said it was planning to issue a number of dollar-denominated and euro-denominated bonds Green bonds will also be issued CAIRO: Egypt plans to start its foreign currency bond issue offering in the first quarter of 2019, between February and March, to collect $3-7 billion, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told Reuters on Wednesday. The finance ministry said on Monday it was planning to issue a number of dollar-denominated and euro-denominated bonds by the end of this fiscal year in June, and green bonds after that.