DUBAI - Bahrain's National Oil and Gas Holding Company (NOGA Holding) has hired banks to arrange an issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, a document showed on Monday.

NOGA, wholly owned by the Bahraini government, hired Gulf International Bank, HSBC and JPMorgan to arrange investor calls starting on Monday, the document from one of the banks showed. A benchmark eight-year senior unsecured sukuk issuance will follow, subject to market conditions.

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