Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings on CIMB Bank Berhad at AAA/MARC-1. Concurrently, the rating agency has also affirmed its rating of AA+ on the bank’s existing RM10.0 billion Basel III-compliant Tier 2 Subordinated Debt programme. The ratings outlook is stable. CIMB Bank’s high systemic importance in the domestic banking industry, well-established …

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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 has affirmed its rating of A+IS on UiTM Solar Power Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar) outstanding Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment Sukuk of RM182.3 million and revised the outlook to positive from stable. The outlook revision reflects the improved operational performance of UiTM Solar’s 50MWac solar photovoltaic plant in Gambang, Kuantan, that is in …

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MARC Ratings has placed its ratings on UMW Holdings Berhad’s (UMW) sukuk programmes on MARCWatch Developing. The rating action has been triggered by the proposed sale of Permodalan Nasional Berhad’s (PNB) 61.18% equity stake in UMW to Sime Darby Enterprise Sdn Bhd (SDESB) for a total cash consideration of about RM3.57 billion. The rating agency …

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MARC Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings to Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad’s proposed Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM5.0 billion as follows: • Senior Sukuk Wakalah at A+IS • Tier-2 Subordinated Sukuk Wakalah at A-IS • Additional Tier-1 Sukuk Wakalah (AT-1 Sukuk Wakalah) at BBBIS Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its financial institution (FI) …

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MARC Ratings has maintained the MARCWatch Negative placement of ANIH Berhad’s Senior Sukuk Musharakah programme rating which has a current outstanding of RM1.48 billion. The rating has been placed on MARCWatch since May 25, 2023 to reflect the uncertainties that arose from the new supplemental concession agreement (SCA) between ANIH and the government signed on …

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MARC Ratings 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 total outstanding amount under the programme stood at RM2.25 billion as at end-July 2023. The rating affirmation reflects the credit strength of the Malaysian government as the sole …

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MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (Southern Power) outstanding sukuk of RM3.4 billion with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating is driven by the strength of Southern Power’s 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) under which demand, and fuel price risks are allocated to offtaker Tenaga Nasional Berhad (AAA/Stable). …

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MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS and A+IS on George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad’s (George Kent) RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme and RM500.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme, subject to a combined limit of RM500.0 million. The ratings outlook is stable. The affirmed ratings continue to reflect George Kent’s strong liquidity …

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MARC Ratings has affirmed its A+IS rating on JB Cocoa Sdn Bhd’s (JB Cocoa) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) programme of up to RM500.0 million with a stable outlook. JB Cocoa is a wholly-owned key manufacturing subsidiary of Singapore-based JB Foods Limited which has provided a corporate guarantee to the programme. Accordingly, the rating assessment …

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