plans to issue its first sukuk, or Islamic bond, next year as it seeks new funding sources after a fall in energy earnings hit state finances, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Thursday.
Ouyahia also said the government will introduce Islamic financial services at two state banks before the end of this year and four others in 2018.
The steps are part of wider reforms planned by the government after the OPECmember's finances were hit by the more-than-50-percent drop in crude oil prices since mid-2014.
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