By Xinhua
Iran plans to issue Sukuk securities worth up to $217 million to fund oil and natural gas projects, state-run energy news service, SHANA, reported on Saturday.
Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri signed off on a decision, authorised under the annual state budget.
The authorisation allows the oil, energy and industry ministries to issue the Sukuk.
Sukuk is an Islamic sharia-compliant bond, worth up to 35 trillion rials ($217 million at the free market exchange rate) for gas and oil projects, it said.
