Qatar Exchange | Doha Bank | DOHA BANK ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL BOND ISSUANCE OF US$ 500 MILLION UNDER ITS MEDIUM-TERM NOTE PROGRAMME

 

Doha Bank successfully issued a USD 500 million international bond with a tenor of 5 years and a coupon rate of 5.25% per annum, which will mature 05 March 2030. The Reg S transaction, under the Bank’s Euro Medium Term Note Programme, was met with exceptional demand from international and regional investors. The orderbook was almost 5 times oversubscribed. This reflects the investors’ trust in Doha Bank’s strategy over the coming years.The issue was arranged and offered through a syndicate of Joint Lead Managers that included ANZ, Deutsche Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, HSBC, Kamco Invest, Mashreq, MUFG, QNB Capital and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as, Co-Managers, Industrial Commercial Bank of China (QFC Branch) and the Commercial Bank of Qatar.

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Name Last Change (%) Value
Abu Dhabi 9,447.79 0.89 770,315,442
Dubai 5,222.62 0.97 564,821,842
Saudi 11,836.52 0.22 3,953,682,657
Kuwait 8,569.32 1.09 30,489,131
Qatar 10,525.62 0.11 323,848,183
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Egypt 31,130.68 0.59 1,771,412,216
Amman 2,612.89 0.04 5,425,516
Palestine 491.62 0.17 116,765

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Name Last update Closing Price Change %
Brent Mar-07 70.36 1.3
Natural Gas Mar-07 4.40 2.25
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Dow Jones 42,503.07 42,801.72 0.52
Nasdaq 18,029.85 18,196.22 0.7
S&P 500 5,726.01 5,770.20 0.55
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Frankfurt 23,195.22 23,008.94 1.75
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London 8,682.80 8,679.90 0.03
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Switzerland 12,953.21 13,076.68 0.36
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
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Hong Kong 24,182.02 24,231.30 0.57
Jakarta 6,631.31 6,636.00 0.27
Tokyo 37,198.30 36,887.17 2.17

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