Manama, Bahrain - 16 August 2011 - The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been oversubscribed by 372.5%.
Subscriptions worth BD 74.5 million were received for the BD 20 million issue amount, which carries a maturity of 182 days.
The expected return on the issue, which begins on 18 August 2011 and matures on 16 February 2012, is 0.82%.
The Sukuk Al-Ijara is issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This is issue No.72 (BH0009014JH4) of the short-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series.
© Press Release 2011
