MARC has affirmed its AAA rating on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s (Cagamas MBS) RM2,410.0 million asset-backed fixed rate serial bonds (CMBS 2007-2) with a stable outlook. The rating action affects RM1,140.0 million of outstanding bonds. Cagamas MBS is a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle of Cagamas Holdings Berhad and was established to issue mortgage-backed securities via the securitisation of eligib...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Northern Energy Berhad's (TNB Northern Energy) Islamic securities (sukuk) of RM1.625 billion with a stable outlook. TNB Northern Energy is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and was established to undertake the construction of a 1,071.43-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang, under a ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s (Cagamas MBS) RM2,110.0 million asset-backed Sukuk Musyarakah issuance (CMBS 2007-1-i) with a stable outlook. The rating action affects the outstanding sukuk of RM1,255.0 million. The affirmed rating reflects CMBS 2007-1-i’s robust credit enhancement level of 142.3% based on an outstanding principal of non-defaulted mortgag...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Grand Sepadu (NK) Sdn Bhd’s (Grand Sepadu) issuance of RM210.0 million Sukuk Murabahah (sukuk). The outlook on the rating is stable. The proceeds from the issuance will be mainly utilised to facilitate the roll-over of Grand Sepadu’s existing bridging loan of RM200 million that was taken to part-finance the acquisition of assets and concession rig...

MARC has affirmed South Korea’s foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on its national rating scale. The rating reflects MARC’s opinion of the sovereign’s ability to meet its foreign currency obligations in full and on time. The government of South Korea (GoK) has no debt rated by MARC. The rating also serves as a country ceiling for ringgit-denomin...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Westports) RM2.0 billion Sukuk Musyarakah Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating reflects Westports’ strong market position as a transhipment hub in the region through its operations of five conventional terminals and seven container terminals that have a total handling capacity of 11 million twenty-foot ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of BBB-IS on Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad’s (SDEB) RM1.89 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Restructured Sukuk) Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating reflects Senai-Desaru Expressway’s (SDE) satisfactory traffic performance in line with revised projections, and SDEB’s improved cash flow coverage from the accommodative amortisation sc...

MARC affirmed its AAAID rating on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s (Cagamas MBS) RM2,050.0 million asset-backed Sukuk Musyarakah issuance (CMBS 2005-1) with a stable outlook. The rating action affects the outstanding RM1,325.0 million sukuk issued under CMBS 2005-1. Cagamas MBS is a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle of Cagamas Holdings Berhad and was established to undertake the securitisation of co...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1/AA- on IJM Corporation Berhad’s (IJM) RM1.0 billion Commercial Paper/Medium-Term Notes Programme (CP/MTN). The outlook on the long-term rating is revised to negative from stable. The outstanding notes under the programme comprise RM300.0 million CPs and RM250.0 million MTNs. The negative outlook incorporates the challenging prospects for IJM group’s cor...

MARC has affirmed Malaysia’s sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on its national scale. The AAA rating reflects MARC’s opinion on the sovereign’s ability to meet its local currency obligations. The rating of AAA represents the sovereign’s ordinal ranking of creditworthiness within the country and excludes foreign currency transfer and convertibility risks. ...