DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry issued 5.37 billion riyals ($1.43 billion) in domestic sukuk or Islamic bonds, under its monthly issuance programme, the Saudi state news agency said on Tuesday.

It has also issued 1.725 billion riyals worth of sukuk by re-opening a previous debt sale originally made in September last year, it said.

($1 = 3.7504 riyals)

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