April 2022

Foreign investors turned net sellers in March amid a hawkish chorus to tame red-hot inflation

Posted Date: April 22, 2022 After recording net foreign inflows in the first two months of 2022, the local bond market experienced massive net foreign outflows of RM4.0 billion in March (Feb: +RM3.1 billion) amid a hawkish chorus by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in quelling red-hot inflation. The local government bond market suffered sell-offs …

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BNM Annual Report 2021: Stronger recovery amid economic scarring and downside risks

Posted Date: April 7, 2022 Our view on the outlook of the Malaysian economy is generally consistent with those presented by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its Economic and Monetary Review 2021. BNM anticipates a stronger recovery in 2022, with real GDP growth ranging between 5.3% – 6.3% (versus MARC Ratings’ forecast of 5.7%). While …

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MARC360: Sustainable Development Financing 2022 Virtual Conference Day 2 — Sustainable energy innovations and global trends

Posted Date: April 1, 2022 The MARC360: Sustainable Development Financing 2022 Virtual Conference continued with Day 2 yesterday and began with a discourse on current sustainable energy innovations and global trends. The first session, titled “Sustainable Energy Innovations in the Age of Climate Change”, explored the global transition towards new energy in the efforts to …

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