Rating Announcements

MARC Solutions assigns “Gold” Impact Assessment to PKB’s Social Finance Framework

MARC Solutions has assigned a “Gold” Impact Assessment to Permodalan Kelantan Berhad’s (PKB) Social Finance Framework. The framework sets forth the guiding principles for PKB’s undertaking of Social Finance Transactions (SFTs) to fund eligible assets that are expected to advance financial inclusion and socioeconomic development for underserved communities. As a state-owned entity under the Kelantan […]

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MARC Solutions assigns “Gold” Impact Assessment to Paramount’s Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework

MARC Solutions has assigned a “Gold” Impact Assessment to Paramount Corporation Berhad’s (Paramount) Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework. The framework sets out the guiding principles for Paramount’s issuance of Sustainability-Linked Financing instruments tied to measurable sustainability performance targets. It supersedes Paramount’s previous Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework, which was assessed by MARC Solutions on 11 March 2024. Paramount is

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MARC Ratings affirms Alam Flora’s MARC-1IS/AAIS sukuk ratings

MARC Ratings has affirmed its MARC-1IS/AAIS ratings on Alam Flora Sdn Bhd’s RM700 million Islamic Commercial Papers and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) Programmes, with a stable outlook. The ratings are underpinned by Alam Flora’s long-term concession with the Government of Malaysia, which provides strong revenue visibility and stable cash flow generation. Additional support stems from

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MARC Ratings affirms ratings on Trusmadi Capital’s Issue 1 MTN and CP

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAA, AA and A ratings on Trusmadi Capital Sdn Bhd’s RM235 million Class A, RM40 million Class B and RM25 million Class C Issue 1 Medium-Term Notes (MTN). The rating agency has also affirmed its MARC-1 rating on the company’s RM300 million Issue 1 Commercial Papers (CP). The MTN and

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MARC Ratings extends MARCWatch Developing on KFH Malaysia

MARC Ratings has maintained the MARCWatch Developing status on its financial institution ratings on Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFH Malaysia). The MARCWatch placement, which has remained since 1 August 2024, followed KFH Malaysia’s announcement of its voluntary withdrawal from the Malaysian market and planned wind-down of operations, in alignment with KFH Group’s strategic focus

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MARC Solutions assigns “Gold” Impact Assessment to ST Dynamo’s Green Finance Framework

MARC Solutions has assigned a “Gold” Impact Assessment to ST Dynamo DC Sdn Bhd’s (ST Dynamo) Green Finance Framework. The framework sets forth the guiding principles for ST Dynamo’s undertaking of Green Finance Transactions to fund eligible assets that are expected to contribute towards positive environmental benefits. ST Dynamo is a Malaysia-based joint venture (JV)

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MARC Ratings affirms ratings on UMW’s sukuk programmes

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA+IS rating on UMW Holdings Berhad’s (UMW) RM2.0 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Musharakah) Programme and its AA-IS rating on the RM2.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Programme. The outlook on all ratings is stable. The ratings reflect UMW’s strong business profile, underpinned by its leading position in Malaysia’s automotive industry through

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MARC Ratings revises MHB’s rating outlook to positive

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad’s (MHB) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme, with the outlook revised to positive from stable. The positive outlook reflects MHB’s strengthened business profile, supported by a sustained high order book over the past four years, improved margins following its revised contracting

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MARC Ratings affirms Bank Muamalat’s ratings

MARC Ratings has affirmed Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad’s (BMMB) financial institution (FI) ratings of A+/MARC-1/Stable and the ratings on instruments under the bank’s existing Sukuk Wakalah Programme of up to RM5.0 billion, as follows: Senior Sukuk Wakalah at A+IS/Stable Tier-2 Subordinated Sukuk Wakalah at AIS/Stable Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) Sukuk Wakalah at BBB+IS/Stable The ratings reflect

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