Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings affirms the state of Kuwait’s sovereign rating at AAA

MARC Ratings has affirmed the State of Kuwait’s (Kuwait) foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA/Stable based on its national rating scale. The rating reflects Kuwait’s significant fiscal and external buffers. These credit strengths are, however, balanced by credit concerns that include its heavy reliance on the oil sector, political tensions that continue to affect policymaking, […]

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MARC Ratings assigns “Gold” Impact Assessment to UDA Holdings’ Sustainability Sukuk Framework

MARC Ratings has assigned a “Gold” Impact Assessment to UDA Holdings Berhad’s (UDA) Sustainability Sukuk Framework (the Framework). The Framework has been established to set the guiding principles for UDA’s issuances of Islamic financing instruments (Sustainability Sukuk) for specific eligible projects. MARC Ratings has assessed the Framework and is satisfied that it is aligned with

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MARC Ratings withdraws TSH Sukuk Murabahah’s RM50 million ICP rating

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its MARC-1IS rating on TSH Sukuk Murabahah Sdn Bhd’s RM50 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The rating withdrawal follows the termination of the programme upon expiry as confirmed by the facility agent on February 3, 2023. The analytical coverage on TSH Sukuk Murabahah is now limited to its RM150 million

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MARC Ratings assigns preliminary ratings of AIS(cg)/MARC-1IS(cg) to SkyWorld Capital’s proposed RM300 million IMTN/CP programmes

MARC Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings of AIS(cg)/MARC-1IS(cg) to SkyWorld Capital Berhad’s proposed RM300.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes/Commercial Papers programmes with a stable outlook. SkyWorld Capital is the funding vehicle of parent SkyWorld Development Bhd (SkyWorld) to undertake the sukuk issuance. SkyWorld has extended an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee on the programme. The assigned ratings

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MARC Ratings assigns final ratings of AA/MARC-1 to Pac Lease’s RM1.5 billion Programme

MARC Ratings has assigned final ratings of AA/MARC-1 to Pac Lease Berhad’s Medium-Term Notes and Commercial Papers programme with a combined aggregate limit of RM1.5 billion. The rating outlook is stable. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programme and is satisfied that the terms and conditions have not changed in any

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MARC Ratings assigns final rating of AA-(cg) to Chailease Berjaya’s RM1.0 billion MTN Programme

MARC Ratings has assigned a final rating of AA-(cg) to Chailease Berjaya Credit Sdn Bhd’s (CBC) Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable. The programme carries an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee from CBC’s ultimate holding company, Chailease Holding Company Limited. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation

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MARC Ratings withdraws rating on PLUS’ RM23.35 billion Sukuk Programme on completed exchange

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its rating of AAAIS on Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad’s (PLUS) RM23.35 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme (Sukuk Programme). The rating action follows the completed exchange — on like-for-like terms — of the outstanding RM17.2 billion under the Sukuk Programme on December 23, 2022, with notes issued under PLUS’ new Islamic Medium-Term Notes

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MARC Ratings affirms AA+IS rating on Sime Darby Property’s Sukuk Musharakah programme

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating on Sime Darby Property Berhad’s (SD Property) RM4.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (Sukuk Musharakah) at AA+IS with a stable outlook.  The outstanding under the rated programme stood at RM800.0 million as of November 30, 2022. SD Property’s continued strong sales track record in its well-established townships, and

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