Manama, 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 396%. Subscriptions worth BD 103 million were received for the BD 26 million issue, which carries a maturity of 182 days. The expected return on the issue, which begins on September 5 and matures on March 6, 2025, is 5.94% compared to 6.29% of the previous issue on August 1. The Sukuk Al-Ijara are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This is issue No.229 (BH0001344629) of the short-term Sukuk Al-Ijara series. Source: Bahrain News Agency
King Abdullah II and Iraq’s Prime Minister Discuss Regional Cooperation in New York
New York:King Abdullah II of Jordan held a meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali Zaidi on Tuesday during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
According to Jordan News Agency, the meeting was also attended by Crown Pri…