Jordan: The Central Bank Issues Government Bonds Worth 2.825 Billion Dinars Since the Beginning of the Year

SadaNews - The Central Bank, on behalf of the Jordanian government, has issued the 22nd batch of treasury bonds, worth 50 million dinars, with a maturity period of 7 years and an interest rate of 6.325%.

With this issuance, the total amount of treasury bonds issued by the Jordanian government since the beginning of this year has reached 2.825 billion dinars, through twenty-two issuances.

Additionally, 400 million dinars worth of treasury bills were issued, along with bonds for the National Electricity Company amounting to 275 million dinars.

The government, through the central bank, also launched dollar bonds worth 1.115 billion dollars, along with one issuance of dollar treasury bills worth 50 million dollars.

It is worth noting that bonds and bills are both forms of government debt instruments; the difference between them is that the maturity period for bonds extends beyond one year, while for bills, the repayment period is less than one year.