CBB Treasury Bills oversubscribed by 129%

Manama, This week's BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 129%. The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is May 8 and the maturity date is August 7. The weighted average rate of interest is 5.92% compared to 5.93% in the previous issue on May 1. The approximate average price for the issue was 98.527% with the lowest accepted price being 98.518%. This is issue No. 2016 (ISIN BH00074J5422) of Government Treasury Bills. With this, the total outstanding value of Government Treasury Bills is BD 2.110 billion. Source: Bahrain News Agency