/By Arabian Post Staff/Emirates Islamic announced it has successfully closed a US$ 250 million tap of its earlier US$ 750 million 5-year Sukuk issued in May 2016.
This is under the bank’s US$ 2.5 billion Certificate Issuance Programme. The tap generated an order book of US$ 706 million, reflecting the solid regional and international investor confidence in the bank.
Earlier this month, ratings agency Fitch affirmed Emirates Islamic’s ‘A+ rating.