Doha Bank QPSC announces the successful inaugural transaction in the Swiss market on 13.01.2022. Doha Bank closed the 2-year transaction of CHF175 million, with a coupon of 0.465%.

The bank’s last issuance was a global benchmark USD $500 million transaction on March 31, 2021. Management has indicated that the bank will continue to look for opportunities and return to the market in the near term.

Dr. Seetharaman, Chief Executive Officer of Doha Bank stated, ‘this inaugural issuance is in line with the Bank’s longer term funding strategy and will be a useful source of diversification, towards attracting high quality investors as well as an arbitrage as we remain focus on our cost of funding.’

The Joint Lead Managers were Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, while allocation was made to 42 high quality investors divided as follows: 90% asset managers, 6% private banks, 3% pension funds, 1% insurance companies.

Source: Doha Bank