Rating

Posted Date: October 1, 2020 MARC has affirmed its AA-IS and A- ratings on Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd’s (Kesturi) RM2.3 billion Sukuk Musharakah (Senior Sukuk) and RM180 million Redeemable Secured Junior Bonds (Junior Bonds). The three-notch rating differential between the Senior Sukuk and Junior Bonds reflects the latter’s subordination to the Senior Sukuk […]

Posted Date: October 1, 2020 MARC has assigned its rating of AAAIS to Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad’s (Bank Pembangunan) RM5.0 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme. Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed Bank Pembangunan’s financial institution (FI) rating at AAA. The ratings carry a stable outlook. Bank Pembangunan’s status as a wholly government-owned development financial institution

Posted Date: September 30, 2020   MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Konsortium KAJV Sdn Bhd’s (KAJV) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah Programme with a stable outlook. KAJV is a single-purpose company undertaking the Kuala Terengganu Utara (KTU) water supply project for the Terengganu State Government. The rating reflects the credit strength of the Terengganu

Posted Date: September 29, 2020 MARC has assigned preliminary ratings of AAIS/AA to special purpose vehicle OSK Rated Bond Sdn Bhd’s (OSKRB) proposed Sukuk Murabahah/Multi-Currency Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk/MCMTN) with a combined limit of up to RM2.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. The assigned ratings apply to ringgit-denominated sukuk/notes issued under the programme. Wholly

Posted Date: September 18, 2020 MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AAAIS to Pengerang LNG (Two) Sdn Bhd’s (PLNG2) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM3.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable. PLNG2 owns a regasification terminal, Regasification Terminal Pengerang (RGTP), through which natural gas is supplied to the Pengerang Integrated

Posted Date: September 18, 2020 MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Northern Energy Berhad’s (TNB Northern) outstanding Islamic securities (sukuk) of RM1.415 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. TNB Northern is a funding vehicle of TNB Prai Sdn Bhd which owns and operates a 1,071.43-MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Seberang

Posted Date: September 18, 2020 MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on UiTM Solar Power Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar) Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk of up to RM240.0 million. The rating outlook is stable. The rating is mainly driven by UiTM Solar’s 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) under

Posted Date: September 14, 2020 MARC has affirmed its AAIS rating on BEWG (M) Sdn Bhd’s (BEWG) RM400 million Sukuk Wakalah with a stable outlook. BEWG is a 100%-subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (BEWGL) and was awarded a design-and-build contract to refurbish and upgrade the Kemaman Water Project by the Terengganu

Posted Date: September 9, 2020 MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Western Energy Berhad’s (TNB Western) sukuk of up to RM4.0 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. The rating is equalised to its ultimate parent Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) corporate credit rating of AAA/stable based on the unconditional and irrevocable rolling guarantee

Posted Date: September 2, 2020 MARC has affirmed its A+IS(s) rating on Projek Lintasan Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Sdn Bhd’s (PLSUKE) Sukuk Wakalah Programme (Sukuk Wakalah) of up to RM2.0 billion. The rating outlook has been revised to stable from negative. The previous negative outlook reflected a potential construction delay then in relation to the company’s