RABAT- The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will raise around 2 billion dollars through multiple sukuk issuances this year, President Bandar Hajjar said on Thursday.

The bank, which operates in 57 countries, sold over 600 million euros in its first euro-dominated bond last year, Bandar told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference in Rabat.

"This is a breakthrough in our sukuk plan," he said.

(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi) ((ahmed.eljechtimi@thomsonreuters.com;))