Standard Chartered Leads Landmark Doha Bank Digital Bond Advancing Qatar’s Capital Markets

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(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has led Doha Bank’s inaugural USD 150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes issuance as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Arranger, with the notes listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market. The transaction achieved instant T+0 settlement via Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, demonstrating the practical application of distributed ledger technology in global capital markets. One of Qatar’s earliest digitally native US dollar bond issuances, the deal supports the country’s ambition to modernise financial-market infrastructure, attract new investors and advance digital funding and liquidity across the GCC.

(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 15-Dec-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered has successfully led a landmark digital bond transaction for Doha Bank, acting as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Arranger for the bank’s inaugural USD 150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes issuance. The notes were listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market and achieved instant T+0 settlement through Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, marking one of the earliest digitally native US dollar bond issuances from Qatar.

Through its role, Standard Chartered oversaw the structuring, execution and global distribution of the fully digital issuance, demonstrating how distributed ledger technology can be deployed to deliver real-world efficiencies in international capital markets. The transaction sets a new benchmark for settlement speed in the region while maintaining alignment with established market standards and regulatory frameworks.

The deal reinforces Qatar’s growing position as a leader in digital capital markets across the GCC. By enabling same-day settlement and leveraging a fully digital issuance model, Doha Bank has advanced the country’s broader agenda to modernise financial-market infrastructure, expand access to digital funding channels and attract a more diversified investor base. The issuance also drew interest from a new investor, highlighting the appeal of digitally native instruments in broadening market participation.

Built on distributed ledger technology, the Digitally Native Notes offer enhanced transparency, decentralised record-keeping and improved operational efficiency. Euroclear’s D-FMI platform supports the issuance, distribution and settlement of fully digital international securities while remaining integrated with traditional secondary-market services and trading venues. Citi acted as issuing and paying agent for the transaction.

The London Stock Exchange supported the listing of the digital bond on its International Securities Market, further strengthening its role as a global venue for fixed-income listings and digital market innovation. The collaboration between Standard Chartered, Doha Bank, Euroclear and the London Stock Exchange highlights the increasing maturity of digital-market infrastructure and its readiness to support large-scale, cross-border capital markets transactions.

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For further information, please contact:

Rami Lawand
Standard Chartered

Nisha Ramchandani
Standard Chartered

Ayman Hassan
Doha Bank

About Doha Bank
Doha Bank, established in 1979, is a leading commercial bank with a strong domestic and international presence. It has been at the forefront of the digitalisation of banking services in Qatar, setting industry benchmarks with its state-of-the-art initiatives and future-proof digital and IT infrastructure. The Bank provides individuals, commercial, corporate and institutional clients with new and better ways to manage their financial lives. Its focus on reliability is highlighted by its strong credit ratings – A by Fitch and Baa1 by Moody’s – further solidified by multiple accolades to its name.
For more information, please visit https://qa.dohabank.com(Opens in a new window).

About Euroclear
Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. Guided by its purpose, Euroclear innovates to bring safety, efficiency and connections to financial markets for sustainable economic growth. Euroclear provides settlement and custody of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives and investment funds. As a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure, Euroclear is committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group comprises Euroclear Bank, the International CSD as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden, Euroclear UK & International.

About LSEG
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, playing a vital social and economic role in the world’s financial system. With our open approach, trusted expertise and global scale, we enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities. We are dedicated partners with extensive experience, deep knowledge and a worldwide presence in data and analytics; indices; capital formation; and trade execution, clearing and risk management across multiple asset classes. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ over 26,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

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