Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings assigns sub-sovereign rating of AAA to Selangor

MARC Ratings has assigned an unsolicited sub-sovereign credit rating of AAA with a stable outlook to the state of Selangor. The rating reflects the state’s robust and sizeable economy, low debt burden, healthy reserves, and strong socioeconomic fundamentals, all of which underpin its long-term development trajectory. Selangor contributed RM406.1 billion, or 25.9%, to Malaysia’s real […]

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MARC Ratings publishes revised rating methodology on debt securities/sukuk issued by M-REITs

MARC Ratings has revised its rating methodology on debt securities/sukuk issued by Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs). The revision does not represent fundamental shifts in MARC Ratings’ approach on the rating methodology applied to M-REITs but is intended to provide enhanced clarity and in-depth guidance on the rating agency’s assessment. MARC Ratings has provided

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MARC Ratings assigns sub-sovereign rating of AA+ to Perak

MARC Ratings has assigned a sub-sovereign credit rating of AA+ with a stable outlook to the state of Perak, based on the rating agency’s sub-sovereign rating scale. The rating is unsolicited. This rating reflects Perak’s prudent fiscal management, its commitment to strategic, development-oriented spending, and a commendable low debt burden, all of which are significantly

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MARC Ratings assigns sub-sovereign rating of AAA to Johor

MARC Ratings has assigned an unsolicited sub-sovereign credit rating of AAA with a stable outlook to the state of Johor. This rating reflects Johor’s resilient and expanding economy, persistent fiscal surpluses, exceptionally low debt levels, and stable political environment that underpins its long-term development trajectory. Johor holds a significant position in Malaysia’s economy, contributing RM148.2

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MARC Ratings withdraws rating on Northport’s RM1.5 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its AAIS rating on Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s RM1.5 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme. The rating withdrawal follows the cancellation of the programme as confirmed by the facility agent on 2 July 2025. The rating agency highlights that Northport has proposed RM1.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah Programmes, comprising Islamic Commercial Papers and Islamic Medium-Term

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MARC Ratings revises Tropicana’s ratings outlook to positive

MARC Ratings has revised its ratings outlook on Tropicana Corporation Berhad’s RM1.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) (Sukuk Wakalah), RM1.5 billion IMTN (Sukuk Wakalah), and RM2.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk programmes to positive from stable. Concurrently, the ratings on the programmes have been affirmed at AIS, AIS and A-IS. The positive outlook is premised on the

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MARC Ratings affirms AAIS(cg) rating on VS Capital Management

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AAIS(cg) on VS Capital Management Sdn Bhd’s Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable. VS Capital Management is a wholly-owned funding vehicle of VS Industry Berhad (VSI) which has provided an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee on the IMTN programme. Accordingly,

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

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

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MARC Ratings affirms ratings on S P Setia’s issuances

MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings on S P Setia Berhad’s sukuk programmes as follows: RM3.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN)/ Perpetual Sukuk Programme with a sublimit of RM1.5 billion on the Perpetual Sukuk at AAIS/A+IS RM500.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers Programme at MARC-1IS RM3.0 billion IMTN Programme at AAIS The outlook on the long-term

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MARC Ratings affirms Gas Malaysia’s AAAIS/MARC-1IS ratings

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS /MARC-1IS ratings on Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn Bhd’s (GMD) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN)/ Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programmes with a combined limit of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable. As of end-May 2025, the amounts outstanding under the IMTN/ICP programmes were RM280.0 million and RM150.0 million.

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