15 January 2015
Manama - The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the new issue of the long term Islamic leasing, 10 Year Sukuk Al-Ijara, has been oversubscribed by 147%.

Subscriptions worth BD 367 million were received for the BD 250 million issue, which carries a maturity of ten years.

The expected return on the issue, which begins on 19 January 2015 and matures on 19 January 2025, is 5.50%.

The Sukuk Al-Ijara are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

This is issue No.22 (ISIN BH000P2338W0) of the long-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series.

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Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB)
Contact: External Communications Unit
Tel: +973 17547357/17547360
E-mail: media@cbb.gov.bh
Website: www.cbb.gov.bh

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