MARC has removed the issue ratings of all toll road concessionaires in its universe from MARCWatch Developing where they had been placed since May 30, 2018 due to heightened uncertainty on the toll road sector pending clarity on the abolishment of toll road charges. The removal of the ratings from MARCWatch Developing reflects that the imminent risk to the toll road sector arising from any resolu...

MARC has affirmed its insurer financial strength rating of AA+ with a stable outlook on International General Insurance Co Ltd (IGI). The rating affirmation reflects IGI’s strong capitalisation level and prudent reserving policy as well as proactive underwriting approach that have enabled the insurer to withstand the impact from periodic catastrophic events. Moderating the rating are the ...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Concurrently, the rating agency affirmed its rating of AAAIS on the Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM400 million issued by Tadamun Services Berhad (Tadamun), a trust established by IsDB. The outlook on the ratings is stable. IsDB’s status as a multilateral development bank (MDB), i...

MARC has withdrawn its ratings of AAA(bg) and AAA(fg) on Premier Merchandise Sdn Bhd’s RM300.0 million bank-guaranteed Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme and RM300.0 million Danajamin-guaranteed MTN Programme. The outstanding amount of RM100.0 million under the Danajamin-guaranteed Programme and RM75.0 million under the bank-guaranteed MTN Programme were fully redeemed on July 11, 2018 and ...

MARC has removed its MARC-1/AA ratings on Murud Capital Sdn Bhd’s Senior Commercial Papers/Medium-Term Notes (Senior CP/MTN) programme of up to RM290.0 million from MARCWatch Negative. Concurrently, MARC has attached a negative outlook to the ratings. Murud Capital is the funding vehicle for MRCB-Quill REIT, the owner of Platinum Sentral, a commercial building with net lettable area (NLA) ...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Aman Sukuk Berhad’s (Aman) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM10.0 billion with a stable outlook. The outstanding IMTNs under the rated programme stood at RM5.15 billion as at July 31, 2018. The rating is premised on the credit strength of the Malaysian government to meet the sublease rental obligations on 74 developments for the Pol...

MARC has withdrawn its rating of AAAIS on Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd’s RM2.2 Billion Murabahah Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme. The rating withdrawal follows the early cancellation of the programme as confirmed by the facility agent on August 15, 2018. MARC’s analytical coverage on Putrajaya Holdings is now limited to the following issuances: RM370.0 million Sukuk Musharakah Progr...

MARC has affirmed its public information foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA/stable on Kuwait, based on its national rating scale. The rating reflects Kuwait’s stable economic system that is supported by large oil reserves, large financial buffers, as well as a strong external balance sheet. Its rating strengths are, however, tempered by the economy’s dependence on oil and weak governanc...

MARC has withdrawn its AAAIS(fg)/Stable rating on Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd’s RM380.0 million Danajamin-guaranteed Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme. The rating withdrawal follows the final redemption of the outstanding amount of RM240.0 million and subsequent cancellation of the programme on August 8, 2018, as confirmed by the facility agent. Upon the withdrawal, MARC will no longer provid...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AAAIS and AA+IS on Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s (Danajamin) Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM2.0 billion under its Sukuk Murabahah programme. Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its insurer financial strength rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Danajamin. The outlook on all ratings is stable. The key rati...