MARC has affirmed the People’s Republic of China (China) foreign currency sovereign rating at AAA with a stable outlook based on its national rating scale.  The AAA rating reflects several of China’s credit strengths, including a relatively resilient economy, which is large and well-diversified. China also has ample foreign exchange reserves — the world’s largest — to buffer against...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on MMC Corporation Berhad’s (MMC) RM2.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme with a stable outlook.   The affirmed rating remains driven by MMC’s significant strength in ports and logistics, engineering, and utilities operations that continue to be steadily strengthened. Underpinned by long-term concessions (ports and utilities) and sizeable government...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS  rating on Cerah Sama Sdn Bhd’s RM420.0 million Sukuk, with a stable outlook. Cerah Sama is the investment holding company of Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire of the 11.5-km Cheras-Kajang Highway. The rating affirmation is premised on the company’s resilient cash flows and stable revenue base, underpinned by steady traffic performance on the mature C...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malakoff Power Berhad’s (MPower) RM5.4 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. MPower is the operations and maintenance (O&M) operator of its parent company Malakoff Corporation Berhad’s (Malakoff) majority-owned domestic power plants. As at end-December 2019, the sukuk has an outstanding amount of RM3.34 billion. The rating reflects the co...

MARC has affirmed its AAIS  rating on Fortune Premiere Sdn Bhd’s RM3.0 billion Multi-Currency Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk Murabahah). The rating outlook is stable.Fortune Premiere is a funding vehicle for its parent IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOI Properties) which has provided an unconditional and irrevocable corporate guarantee on the rated sukuk. Accordingly, the rating c...

MARC has affirmed the financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and the issue rating of AAA on its Medium-Term Notes programme of RM1.0 billion. The FI and issue ratings are based on the domestic rating scale. The ratings outlook is stable. The FI rating on KEXIM is equalised to the Republic of Korea’s (South Korea) AAA/stable rating from MARC, refl...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) with a stable outlook.The rating is driven by CGC’s status as a development financial institution (DFI) for which the government through Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), CGC’s main shareholder, has continued to provide support. In its role, CGC provides credit guarantees on loans and...

MARC has assigned ratings of AAA, AA and B- on Special Coral Sdn Bhd’s RM250.0 million Senior Class A Medium-Term Notes (MTN), RM50.0 million Senior Class B MTN and RM800.0 million Subordinated Class MTN under the existing RM1.1 billion MTN programme. The ratings carry a stable outlook. Proceeds from the Class A MTN issuance will be utilised to repay the maturing existing Class A MTN of RM2...

MARC has affirmed Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)’s issuer rating at AAA and the sukuk rating on TNB’s RM2.0 billion Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Bonds at AAAIS with a stable outlook. The ratings continue to incorporate a two-notch uplift from TNB’s standalone corporate credit rating of AA/Stable to reflect MARC's assessment of a high likelihood of government support premised on TNB’s strateg...

MARC has affirmed its investment manager rating of IMR-2 on Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad (KIIB). The rating reflects KIIB’s established investment management process, underpinned by a prudent risk management framework that is sufficient for its relatively small-sized asset management business. KIIB is wholly-owned by Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB), a domestically well-established fund m...