IDB raises sukuk size issue plans, to aid Pakistan
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will more than double the size of bonds, or sukuk, issued under an ongoing programme to $3.5 billion to help meet financing needs mainly from flood-ravaged Pakistan.
In 2009, the Saudi-based triple-A lender issued an $850 million sukuk which was the first tranche of a $1.5 billion bond. The issue was part of the $6 billion programme it established to soften the impact of the financial crisis on its member countries.
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