Macau casino firm to market bond from Wed-sources

HONG KONG, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The owner of the Galaxy casino in Macau will launch marketing of a $500 million, two-part bond this week to fund expansion plans, market sources said.

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Mon, November 21st, 2005

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