Kuwait’s central bank issues $1.2bn worth of bonds, tawarruq

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RIYADH: The Central Bank of Kuwait has issued bonds and tawarruq with an accumulated value of 360 million Kuwaiti dinars ($1.2 billion).

Tawarruq is a financing arrangement where the buyer can obtain cash immediately through a series of sale transactions.

CBK issued a statement to the Kuwait News Agency announcing the maturity period will be six months, with a rate of return standing at 2 percent.

Most recently, the bank allocated bonds and tawarruq valued at 240 million Kuwaiti dinars on May 23 with three-month maturity and a yield rate of 1.625 percent.