MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Tanjung Bin O&M Berhad’s (Tanjung Bin O&M) RM470.0 million Islamic Securities (Sukuk Wakalah) with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the credit strength of parent company Malakoff Power Berhad (MPower) which has provided unconditional and irrevocable undertaking in the form of cash deficiency support to top up any shortfall in the financ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAAIS(fg) on Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd’s (Antara) RM300.0 million Sukuk Mudharabah Programme 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) on which MARC has an insurer financial strength rating of AAA/stable and long-term counte...

MARC has affirmed the AA-IS rating on Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd's (KPSB) RM1,160.0 million Sukuk Programme (sukuk) with a stable outlook. KPSB is the owner of the 285-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant at Kimanis Bay, Sabah. The affirmed rating continues to be underpinned by the favourable terms of KPSB’s 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that allocates demand risk and fue...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS and AAAIS on Gas Malaysia Berhad’s (Gas Malaysia) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) programme and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme with a combined limit of up to RM700 million respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. As at end-July 2017, the total outstanding notes under the rated programmes stood at RM161.0 million. The ratings ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on toll concessionaire Lebuhraya DUKE Fasa 3 Sdn Bhd’s (DUKE 3) RM3.64 billion Sukuk Wakalah with a stable outlook. DUKE 3, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ekovest Berhad (Ekovest), is undertaking the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the 32.1km DUKE Phase 3 expressway in Kuala Lumpur. The expressway, which will connect the Mi...

MARC has assigned ratings of AAAIS and AA+IS to Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s (Danajamin) Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah respectively of up to RM2.0 billion under a proposed sukuk programme. Concurrently, MARC has affirmed its insurer financial strength rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Danajamin. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The ratings are drive...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (KEV) RM2.0 billion Sukuk Ijarah and revised the rating outlook to stable from negative. KEV, a 60%-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), owns and operates Kapar Power Station (KPS), the largest domestic multi-fuel thermal power station with four generating facilities (GF) with a combined nominal capacity of ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1/AA on Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad's (HLFG) RM1.8 billion Commercial Papers and Medium-Term Notes (CP/MTN) programmes. The outlook has been revised to positive from stable. HLFG’s credit strength is driven by its key subsidiary, Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB), given that the bank continued to account for a significant portion of the group’s cons...

MARC has affirmed its long- and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA and MARC-1 respectively on Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Concurrently, the rating agency affirmed its AAAIS rating on the Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM400 million issued by Tadamun Services Berhad (Tadamun), a trust established by IsDB for the purpose of issuing the sukuk. The outlook on the ratings is s...

MARC has affirmed its rating on Celcom Networks Sdn Bhd’s (CNSB) RM5.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme of AA+IS. MARC continues to maintain a negative outlook on the rating. CNSB provides network telecommunication services to its parent, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), through network telecommunication assets. The rating and outlook are premised on the overall credit profile of the Celcom...