| Saudi Arabian dairy producer Almarai Co plans to raise at least $500 million from the sale of a debut international Islamic bond to help to finance ambitious growth plans, a senior executive said on Wednesday. The company, which is the Gulf's largest dairy firm, has previously sold two Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in local currency, open only to Saudi institutional investors.
"We're looking at how to get financing internationally. We're targeting at least $500 million and this should be out in the next 12 months," Paul Louis Gay, Almarai's chief financial officer, told reporters...............................................Full Article: Source
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