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BASE PROSPECTUS DOHA FINANCE LIMITED (an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) DOHA BANK Q.P.S.C. (a Qatari shareholding company incorporated under the Commercial Companies Law No. (11) of 2015) U.S.$2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed in the case of Notes issued by Doha Finance Limited by Doha Bank Q.P.S.C. Under this U.S.$2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the “ Programme ”), Doha Finance Limited (“ Doha Finance ”) and Doha Bank Q.P.S.C. (the “ Bank ” and, together with Doha Finance, the “ Issuers ” and each an “ Issuer ”) may from time to time issue notes (the “ Notes ”) denominated in any currency agreed between the relevant Issuer and the relevant Dealer (as defined below). The payments of all amounts due in respect of the Notes issued by Doha Finance (“ Guaranteed Notes ”) will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed (the “Guarantee ”) by the Bank (in such capacity, the “ Guarantor ”). As more fully described herein, Notes may be issued on a senior basis (“ Senior Notes ”) or on a subordinated basis (“ Subordinated Notes ”). Notes may be issued in bearer or registered form (respectively, “ Bearer Notes ” and “ Registered Notes ”). The maximum aggregate nominal amount of all Notes from time to time outstanding under the Programme will not exceed U.S.$2,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies), subject to increase as described in the Programme Agreement. The Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to one or more of the Dealers specified under “ Overview of the Programme ” and any additional Dealer appointed under the Programme from time to time by the relevant Issuer(s) (each a “ Dealer ” and together the “ Dealers ”), which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing basis. References in this Base Prospectus (the “Base Prospectus ”) to the “ relevant Dealer ” shall, in the case of an issue of Notes being (or intended to be) subscribed by more than one Dealer, be to all Dealers agreeing to subscribe such Notes. An investment in Notes issued under the Programme involves certain risks. For a discussion of these risks see “ Risk Factors ”. Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority in its capacity as competent authority (the “ FCA ”) for Notes issued under the Programme during the period of 12 months from the date of this Base Prospectus to be admitted to the official list of the FCA (the “ Official List ”) and to the London Stock Exchange plc (the “ London Stock Exchange ”) for such Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s regulated market (the “ Main Market ”). References in this Base Prospectus to Notes being listed (and all related references) shall mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on the Main Market and have been admitted to the Official List. The London Stock Exchange’s Main Market is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments (as amended). This Base Prospectus has been approved by the FCA as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “ Prospectus Regulation ”). The FCA only approves this Base Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation; such approval should not be considered as (a) an endorsement of the Issuers or (in the case of Guaranteed Notes) the Guarantor; or (b) an endorsement of the quality of any Notes that are the subject of this Base Prospectus. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Notes. The requirement to publish a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation only applies to Notes which are to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in the European Economic Area (the “ EEA ”) or the United Kingdom (the “ UK ”) and/or offered to the public in the EEA or the UK other than in circumstances where an exemption is available under Articles 1(4) and 1(5) of the Prospectus Regulation. References in this Base Prospectus to “ Exempt Notes ” are to Notes for which no prospectus is required to be published under the Prospectus Regulation. The FCA has neither approved nor reviewed information contained in this Base Prospectus in connection with Exempt Notes. Notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Notes, the issue price of Notes and certain other information which is applicable to each Tranche (as defined under “ Terms and Conditions of the Notes ”) of Notes will (other than in the case of Exempt Notes) be set out in a final terms document (the “Final Terms ”) which will be delivered to the FCA and, where listed, the London Stock Exchange. Copies of Final Terms in relation to Notes to be listed on the London Stock Exchange will also be published on the website of the London Stock Exchange through a regulatory information service. The relevant Issuer and (in the case of Guaranteed Notes) the Guarantor may agree with any Dealer that Notes may be issued in a form not contemplated by the Terms and Conditions of the Notes herein (the “ Conditions ”), in which event a new prospectus in the case of listed Notes only, if appropriate, will be made available which will describe the effect of the agreement reached in relation to such Notes. In the case of Exempt Notes, notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Exempt Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Exempt Notes, the issue price of Exempt Notes and certain other information which is applicable to each Tranche will be set out in a pricing supplement document (the “ Pricing Supplement ”). The Programme provides that Notes may be listed or admitted to trading, as the case may be, on such other or further stock exchanges or markets as may be agreed between the relevant Issuer, the Guarantor (in the case of Guaranteed Notes) and the relevant Dealer(s). The Issuers may also issue unlisted Notes and/or Notes not admitted to trading on any market. The Notes and the Guarantee have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or any U.S. State securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available and in accordance with all applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and any other jurisdiction. The Bearer Notes are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, the Notes and the Guarantees in bearer form may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or, where TEFRA D is specified in the applicable Final Terms (or the Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes), to a United States person. Each Tranche of Bearer Notes will be in bearer form and will initially be issued in the form of a temporary global note (a “ Temporary Bearer Global Note ”) or, if so specified in the applicable Final Terms (or the Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes), a permanent global note (a “ Permanent Bearer Global Note ”). On and after the date which is 40 days after a Temporary Bearer Global Note is issued, interests in such Temporary Bearer Global Note will be exchangeable (free of charge) upon a request as described therein either for (a) interests in a Permanent Bearer Global Note of the same Series or (b) definitive Bearer Notes of the same Series with, where applicable, receipts, interest coupons and talons attached (as indicated in the applicable Final Terms (or the Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes) and subject, in the case of definitive Bearer Notes, to such notice period as is specified in the applicable Final Terms (or the Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes)), in each case against certification of beneficial ownership as described above unless such certification has already been given, provided that purchasers in the United States and certain U.S. persons will not be able to receive definitive Bearer Notes. The credit ratings included or referred to in this Base Prospectus will be treated for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies, as amended (the “ CRA Regulation ”), as having been issued by Standard & Poor’s Credit Market Services France SAS (“ S&P ”), Moody’s Investors Service Cyprus Ltd (“ Moody’s ”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd (“ Fitch ”). Each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch is established in the European Union and is registered under the CRA Regulation. As such, each of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch is included in the list of credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on its website in accordance with the CRA Regulation. Capital Intelligence Cyprus Limited (“ CI ”) is established in the European Union but is not yet registered under the CRA Regulation. The rating of certain Series of Notes to be issued under the Programme may be specified in the applicable Final Terms (or the Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes). A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Arranger ING Bank N.V. Dealers Barclays Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank ING Bank N.V.

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