Successful Issuances of Brunei Darussalam Government Short-Term Sukuk Al-Ijarah Securities 149th Series
Source : AMBD
21 Sep, 2017
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam (September 2017) - The Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), agent to the Government of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in managing and administering Sukuk Al-Ijarah issuances, is pleased to announce the successful pricing of its 149th issuance of short-term Sukuk Al-Ijarah securities.
The total of the sukuk issuance was BND 100 million with the following details:
Series: 149
Issuance Date: 21 September 2017
Maturity Date: 21 December 2017
Tenor: 91 Days
Rental Rate: 0.8125%
With this issuance, the Brunei Government has thus far issued over BND 11.2282 billion worth of short-term Sukuk Al-Ijarah securities since the maiden offering on 6th April 2006, and the total holdings of the Brunei Government Sukuk outstanding until 21st September 2017 stood at BND 338.2 million.
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