Malaysia issues $800m US dollar sustainability sukuk

Malaysia issues $800m US dollar sustainability sukuk

KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Malaysia has issued $800 million worth of 10-year trust certificates, billed as the world’s first sovereign U.S. dollar sustainability sukuk as the proceeds will be used exclusively for green projects, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

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