Amlak bond faces delay

02 November 2007
Amlak Finance has delayed the sale of $250 million worth of bonds until later this year because of the credit market turmoil in the US pushing up interest costs on borrowing worldwide.

The company had planned to sell the sharia-compliant mortgage-backed securities at the end of the summer. But it now says rising borrowing costs will push the plans back until November or December, when it hopes conditions will have improved.

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