Qatar raises $5bn from bond issue
Qatar, the world's biggest natural gas exporter, has raised $5bn with its first sovereign bond issue in two years, capitalising on investors' appetite for safe havens as the European debt crisis destabilises global markets.
Commercial Bank of Qatar, the country's second-largest lender by assets, may sell up to $1bn worth of bonds this week to repay existing debt and fund growth, according to persons familiar with the matter.