LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Republic of Croatia has launched its $1.25 billion, 10-year bond, which is set to yield 6.75%, one of the banks running the sale said Tuesday. This is in line with initial guidance for a yield in the area of 6.75%. Barclays Capital, Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are joint-lead managers on the deal, which is expected to price Tuesday, subject to market conditions. The country is rated Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service Inc., BBB by Standard & Poor's Corp. and BBB- by Fitch Ratings. -By Art Patnaude, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0) 207 842 9259; art.patnaude@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 06, 2010 12:12 ET (16:12 GMT)