Successful Issuances of Brunei Darussalam Government Short-Term Sukuk Al-Ijarah Securities 120th Series
Source : AMBD News
30 Jul, 2015
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam (July 2015) - 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 120th issuance of short-term Sukuk Al-Ijarah securities.
The total of the sukuk issuance was B$100 million with following details:
Series; 120
Issuance Date: 30 July 2015
Maturity Date: 28 January 2016
Tenor: 182 days
Rental Rate: 0.78%
With this issuance, the Brunei Government has thus issued over B$8.83 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 30th July 2015 stood at BND 700 million.
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