VOL. XLVI

No 34

25-August-2003

QATAR

REGIONAL BANKING

Qatar Airways Completes Pre-Delivery Financing For 11 Aircraft

Qatar Airways has signed a pre-delivery financing agreement for 11 of the 32 aircraft it ordered at the Paris Air Show in June for a total of $5.1bn (MEES, 7 July), the company announced on 18 August. The financing is being arranged by ABN AMRO Bank and Qatar National Bank (QNB), which have also been mandated as joint arranger for the long-term financing of the aircraft. ABN AMRO is...