By Elena Fabrichnaya, Oksana Kobzeva and Darya Korsunskaya

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is planning to issue its debut yuan-denominated bond on the local market this year, sources told Reuters, offering an investment option for the vast amounts of yuan liquidity accumulated by exporters and banks from Russian energy sales to China.

Three financial market sources said the Finance Ministry plans up to four issues for a combined amount of up to 400 billion roubles ($5 billion) with maturities of between three and 10 years.

“The deal is planned for early December. They are aiming for the widest range of investors, from banks and asset management companies to brokers operating in the retail client market,” said one of the sources.

Another source said that the Ministry of Finance has held meetin

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