Manama, Bahrain - 2nd January 2014 Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the BD30 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 150%.

The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The issue date of the bills is 5th January 2014 and the maturity date is 6th July 2014.

The weighted average rate of interest is 1.24%, compared with 1.13% for the previous issue on 8th December 2013.

The approximate average price for the issue was 99.376%, with the lowest accepted price being 99.347%.

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