EghtesadOnline: The Securities and Exchange Organization has given the go-ahead to the High Council of Free Zones to issue 3,000 billion rials ($26.2 million) worth of sukuk ( Islamic debt securities ) to finance development projects in Kish Free Trade Zone, which could rise to 10,000 billion rials ($87.3 million), Secretary of High Council of Free Zones Morteza Bank said.

EghtesadOnline: The government has given the go-ahead to Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization to issue 6 trillion rials ($136 million) of Islamic debt securities to finance its operations.

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Joint Commission has given the nod to most of the government’s proposed figures in the budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting March 21) regarding the issuance of Islamic debt securities .