His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, on his country’s Independence Day.
His Majesty wished him good health and happiness on this occasion.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
Commander-in-Chief receives Jordanian military attaché
Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), received Brigadier General Ali Abdullah Al Ghadyra, outgoing Military Attaché at the Jordanian Embassy in Bahrain, and Brigadier General Ahmed Abdulkarim Salim Al Adaileh, the newly appointed Military Attaché at the embassy.
The Commander-in-Chief praised the efforts of the outgoing attaché during his tenure in Bahrain, wishing him success in his future tasks.
He welcomed the new Jordanian military attaché to Bahrain and wished him success in performing his duties.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
CBB Treasury Bills oversubscribed by 109%
This week’s BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 109%.
The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The issue date of the bills is June 28 and the maturity date is September 27.
The weighted average rate of interest is 6.15% compared to 6.11% in the previous issue on June 21.
The approximate average price for the issue was 98.469% with the lowest accepted price being 98.384%.
This is issue No. 1971 (ISIN BH0009926E72) of Government Treasury Bills. With this, the total outstanding value of Government Treasury Bills is BD 2.110 billion.
Source: Bahrain News Agency