Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 7

13-February-2006

QATAR

Citibank and CSFB Mandated As Arrangers For Qatar Petroleum Bond

Citibank and Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) have been mandated as lead arrangers for Qatar Petroleums (QP) proposed bond issue, MEES understands. QP issued a request for proposal (RFP) to banks in November in order to find arrangers for the bond, suggesting that it would total some $500-1bn (MEES, 28 November 2005), although bankers said it might top $1bn. QP has not...