A consortium of banks have been mandated to arrange a $200 million five-year syndicated term loan facility for Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP). The consortium includes Arab Banking Corporation; the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.; BNP Paribas; Calyon; Gulf International Bank BSC; Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.; Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd. "The facility has been fully underwritten by the Mandated Lead Arrangers and proceeds will be used to refinance APICORP's $200 million five-year syndicated term loan facility signed in July 2000," the Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation (BSC) press release said yesterday.