The Middle East’s best Islamic local currency deal 2025

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia purchase of existing bonds and sukuk and SAR64.12 billion issuance of multiple sukuk tranches

Saudi Arabia, through its Ministry of Finance, executed a landmark liability management transaction by completing an early repurchase of outstanding bonds and sukuk maturing in 2024, 2025 and 2026, while simultaneously issuing SR64.123 billion ($17.1 billion) in new sukuk across multiple tranches. 

This exercise was part of the National Debt Management Center’s ongoing strategy to consolidate the ministry’s local debt offerings under a unified sukuk programme framework and proactively manage debt maturities.

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