Qatar’s green bonds garner huge demand: Qatar’s USD 2.5 green bond issuance pulled in USD 14 bn in orders racking up a 5.6x oversubscription rate, according to a Thursday statement.

REMEMBER- Qatar sold USD 1 bn green bonds with a maturity of five years at 30 basis points with a yield of 4.74% and USD 1.5 bn of 10-year green debt at 40 basis points over US treasuries with a 4.82% yield. The spread — offered without a new issue premium — is the lowest of any bond-issuing country in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region, the statement noted.

Where’s the money going? Qatar will use the funds to continue its investments in setting up frameworks to support ESG goals, sustainability and sustainable finance, the statement notes.

Advisors: Our friends at HSBC along with Crédit Agricole are acting as green structuring coordinators as well as global coordinators alongside JP Morgan and QNB Capital, Reuters writes, citing the fixed income news service IFR. Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets and Standard Chartered are serving as lead managers.

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