VOL. XLII

No 46

15-November-1999

QATAR

S&P Assigns QGPC Finance Preliminary BBB+ Rating

Standard & Poors has assigned a BBB+ preliminaryforeign currency rating to the $800mn export receivable-backed notes due in2010 issued by the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation Finance (QGPC Finance),according to a statement issued by the agency on 3 November. S&P said therating is preliminary and based on the receipt of final, executed financingdocumentation.

According to the agency, the rating...