AmBank Research positive on govt’s RM500m Islamic Sukuk Prihatin

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (middle) witnessing the launch of Sukuk Prihatin at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. Also present were Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. Malaysia’s first digital sukuk, the RM500 million Sukuk Prihatin under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA). fotoBERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: AmBank Research is positive on the government’s issuance of RM500mil Islamic Sukuk Prihatin which it views as a two-pronged approach.

It said on Wednesday that first, the Sukuk helps the government to support the economy.