Rajhi Cement plans $595mn bond sale

Rajhi Cement plans $595mn bond sale
22 October 2007


Saudi Arabia’s Al-Rajhi Cement Investment Co will sell $595 million of seven-year, Islamic bonds in the first quarter, a company executive said on Sunday.

Al-Rajhi Cement, a subsidiary of the family-owned Al-Rajhi Group, will use the cash to fund cement projects in Jordan, Syria and Sudan, the executive, who declined to be identified said.

The money will be invested in expansion Jordan, Syria and Sudan, the executive said.

Saudi-owned investment bank Siraj Capital and Jordan-based Al-Aoun Capital Group and Capital Investments, will arrange the sale.

Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, comply with Islam’s ban on lending on interest and are backed by assets that give investors a share of profit instead.

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