VOL. XXXVI

NO. 31

3-MAY-1993

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL FINANCING

...And Japanese Shareholders' Play Key Role In Arranging Qatargas Finance

Mitsui and Marubeni, the two Japanese shareholders in the Qatargas LNGproject, are taking a leading role in arranging finance for the venture. The twocompanies, which each have a 7.5% share, are considered best placed to negotiatewith Japanese institutions - such as the Ministry of International Trade andIndustry (MITI) - which are expected to play an...