RIYADH: Saudi Ministry of Finance announced the completion of receiving additional investors’ requests for issuance of local sukuk by re-opening its fourth IPO for the second time under Saudi Government local currency sukuk program.
The last initial public offering (IPO) was made in October. The total number of the new IPO applications for these Sukuks was approximately SR 10.325 billion.
The volume of re-opening of the issuance was set at a total amount of SR4.775 billion, with a coverage rate of 216 percent.
The additional issuance were divided into three tranches: First tranche with a value of SR 2.400 billion for sukuk payable in 2022, second tranche of SR 1.800 billion for Sukuk maturing in 2024, and third tranche of SR 0.575 billion payable in 2027.
Thus, the total value of the issuance (October 2017) becomes SR 21.455 billion.
Accordingly, the fourth issuance will be closed in full. The total value of the tranches is as follows: The first tranche is SR 7.600 billion, the second tranche is SR 6.680 billion and the third tranche is SR 7.175 billion.
Saudi Ministry of Finance issues local bonds in Riyadh
Saudi Ministry of Finance issues local bonds in Riyadh
Saudi and New Zealand foreign ministers discussed Mideast situation
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the current situation in the Middle East with New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Peters expressed New Zealand’s condemnation of Iran’s indiscriminate attacks on the Kingdom and thanked Riyadh for its efforts to protect foreign nationals, including New Zealanders inside the Kingdom.
The Saudi military has shot down numerous missiles and drones fired by Tehran toward the Kingdom since the US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said early Tuesday that it had shot down a ballistic missile in the Eastern Province after knocking out several drones targeting the Shaybah oil field in the Empty quarter on Friday evening.
