Jordan ready to issue sukuk this week

Jul 20,2014 - Last updated at Jul 20,2014

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Thursday will patronise a ceremony to officially launch the Islamic sukuk (finance bonds) in Jordan, the Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) said Sunday after it finished preparing all regulations and instructions needed to regulate the issuance of these bonds for economic activities in the private and public sector.

According to JSC, the three capital institutions (JSC, Amman Stock Exchange and the Securities Depository Centre) are now ready to issue the bonds.

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