Qatar’s Ahli Bank seeks up to $500 million via bonds

Qatar’s Ahli Bank is seeking to raise up to $500 million via an issuance of five-year senior bonds, an investor presentation seen by Reuters showed on Monday.

For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

Barclays and QNB Capital are global coordinators for the issue, while JPMorgan Securities, Mizuho Securities and Standard Chartered will act as joint bookrunners alongside them, the presentation showed.

The planned debt sale follows a $1 billion senior sukuk offering by Dubai Islamic Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest Islamic lender earlier this month.

There have been relatively few senior bond sales from banks in the region this year. Instead, there has been a steady stream of Additional Tier 1 bond issues as lenders look to boost their Tier 1 capital.

The hydrocarbon-rich Gulf economies plunged into recession last year hit by a historic oil price collapse and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the region is expected to return to growth this year.

Read more:

Saudi Arabia to launch STC Bank, Saudi Digital Bank after necessary licenses granted

Saudi Arabia and the UAE dominate Forbes Top 50 Middle East Banks list

Qatar’s Commercial Bank to take controlling stake in National Bank of Oman