MARC has affirmed its MARC-1ID /AAAID ratings on Sime Darby Berhad’s (Sime Darby) RM4.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (IMTN Programme) and RM500.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) with a combined limit of RM4.5 billion (ICP/IMTN Programme). The outlook on the ratings is stable. MARC’s rating affirmation takes into consideration the challenging operating environment for Si...

MARC has assigned an insurer financial strength rating of AA+ to Bermuda-based International General Insurance Co. Ltd. (IGI). The outlook on the rating is stable. The assigned rating reflects MARC’s assessment on the ability of IGI to meet its insurance obligations on Malaysia’s national rating scale. The rating considers IGI’s competitive underwriting capabilities, diverse bu...

MARC has affirmed its AAAID rating on MISC Berhad's (MISC) RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. The rating incorporates significant rating uplift from MISC’s standalone credit profile based on the rating agency’s assessment of very strong parental support from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). In assessing parental support, MARC has...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS with a stable outlook on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad’s (MHB or the group) Sukuk Murabahah Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating incorporates a one-notch uplift from MHB’s standalone rating based on MARC’s assessment on the likelihood of moderate support from MHB’s ultimate parent PETRONAS. The suppo...

MARC has assigned a rating of AAAIS with a stable outlook to Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd’s (PJH) proposed RM370.0 million 15-year Sukuk Musharakah Programme. Concurrently, MARC has affirmed its existing debt ratings on PJH’s outstanding issuances as follows:RM3.0 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme (due 2032) at AAAIS/stable;RM1.5 billion Sukuk Musharakah Medium-term Notes (MTN) Programme (due ...

MARC has affirmed its rating on Boustead Holdings Berhad’s (Boustead) RM1.0 billion Bank-Guaranteed Medium-Term Notes (BG MTN) programme at AAA(bg) with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the credit strength of the syndicated bank guarantee facility provided by OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Malaysia), Public Bank Berhad (Public Bank), Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and The Bank of ...

MARC has affirmed the long-term ratings on Special Coral Sdn Bhd’s (Special Coral) RM300.0 million Senior Class and RM800.0 million Subordinated Class Medium-Term Notes (MTN) under the RM1.1 billion MTN Programme. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The list of ratings is shown in the table below. ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AAA /AAAID on The Export-Import Bank of Korea’s (KEXIM) Conventional and/or Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MTN) programmes with a combined nominal value of RM3.0 billion and AAA on KEXIM’s RM1.0 billion MTN programme. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings incorporate MARC’s assessment of support uplift from the government of the Republic of ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAAIS(fg) on TSH Sukuk Musyarakah Sdn Bhd’s (TSH Musyarakah) RM100.0 million Guaranteed Islamic Medium-Term Notes programme (Sukuk Musyarakah) with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating and outlook are based on the unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee insurance provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) which carries MARC’s financial strength...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on TSH Sukuk Ijarah Sdn Bhd’s (TSH Ijarah) RM100.0 million Sukuk Ijarah Commercial Papers (Sukuk ICP) and RM300.0 million Sukuk Ijarah Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk IMTN) programmes with a stable outlook. TSH Ijarah is a special purpose funding vehicle created to facilitate the issuance of the notes under the rated programmes for its parent company...