DOHA/DUBAI  - Qatar has sent out a request for proposals to banks to arrange an international bond issue, sources familiar with the matter said.

The government of Qatar issued its latest international bond in 2016, raising $9 billion through the debt sale.

A spokesman at the government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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