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Posted Date: September 20, 2019 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) received the Best Islamic Rating Agency Award at the eighth Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) on September 16, 2019. This annual global awards honours the contribution of institutions and individuals to the development of Islamic banking and finance. The ninth GIFA was held in Cape …

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Posted Date: August 05, 2019 Strong private investment typically leads to higher productivity and profits, bigger pay checks and a better living standard over the long run. Over the short run, it helps power growth. In Malaysia, private investment has increasingly become the key to continued economic growth as external uncertainties remain elevated. Private investment …

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Posted Date: August 02, 2019 The US Fed finally delivered what the market has been expecting – a rate cut. However, the reduction was less than what was expected. Additionally, Chairman Powell’s emphasis that the cut only serves to “insure against downside risks” but did not signal the start of an easing monetary policy cycle, …

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Posted Date: June 21, 2019 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) held its 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at TPC Kuala Lumpur on June 19, 2019. MARC generated consolidated revenue of RM14.9 million and consolidated pre-tax profit of RM2.8 million in 2018,” said MARC Chairman Datuk Azizan Haji Abd Rahman in his review of the company’s …

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Posted Date: June 14, 2019 A substantial 43% of investors surveyed by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney say they are seeking new opportunities in emerging markets. The foreign direct investment (FDI) outlook is thus not all doom and gloom, even in the shadow of last year’s 19% fall in global FDI. According to the Malaysian …

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Posted Date: May 27, 2019 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) has published its 2018 Lead Managers League Tables. The league tables rank the lead managers by volume and number of lead-arranged MARC-rated issuances in any given year. RHB Investment Bank Berhad topped the issued value league table of MARC-rated debt and sukuk programmes/issuances, with CIMB …

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Posted Date: May 23, 2019 Malaysia’s trade performance remained resilient in 1Q2019 despite external challenges. According to balance of payments data, the value of total trade (i.e. exports plus imports) rose 0.4% year-on-year. With exports growth (+1.1%) outpacing that of imports (-0.4%), Malaysia’s current account (CA) balance came in at a commendable 4.5% of GDP, …

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