Manama, Bahrain - 09 May 2012
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the new issue of the long term Islamic leasing, Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been oversubscribed by 107.5%.
Subscriptions worth BD 107.5 million were received for the BD 100 million issue, which carries a maturity of two years.
The expected return on the issue, which begins on 13 May 2013 and matures on 13 May 2015, is 1.45%.
The Sukuk Al-Ijara are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This is issue No.20 (ISIN BH000936GP59) of the long-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series.
© Press Release 2013
