Manama: This week's BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 121%. The bills, which carry a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is August 26, and they are set to mature on November 25. According to Bahrain News Agency, the weighted average rate of interest for this issue is 5.28%, a slight decrease compared to the 5.30% of the previous issue on August 19. The approximate average price for the current issue was 98.684%, with the lowest accepted price recorded at 98.678%. This issuance has been designated as issue No.2136 with an ISIN of BH0006262F79. With this new issue, the total outstanding value of Government Treasury Bills in Bahrain now stands at BD 2.110 billion.