DUBAI- Bahrain has paid back $1.25 billion in bonds that matured on March 31, the Ministry of Finance and National Economy said on Wednesday.

Bahrain was bailed out with a $10 billion financial aid package by some of its wealthier regional allies in 2018 as the small Gulf state was headed towards a credit crunch.

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