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MARC extends MARCWatch Developing placement on PLUS

Posted Date: April 24, 2020 MARC has extended its MARCWatch Developing placement on Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad’s (PLUS) RM23.35 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme. This rating action follows from the initial rating action in January 2020 which placed PLUS’ sukuk programme on watch. The sukuk programme carried a AAAIS/Stable rating prior to the MARCWatch placement which …

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MARC affirms AA+IS rating on Westports’ RM2.0 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme

Posted Date: April 21, 2020 MARC has affirmed its rating of AA+IS on Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Westports) RM2.0 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme with a stable outlook. The rating reflects 1) Westports’ strategic location along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes and its favourable cargo-handling facilities; 2) the company’s steady financial performance under long-term …

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MARC assigns preliminary rating of A+IS to Tropicana’s proposed RM1.5 billion Islamic MTN Programme

Posted Date: April 16, 2020 MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of A+IS to Tropicana Corporation Berhad’s (Tropicana) proposed RM1.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk Wakalah) with a stable outlook. The assigned rating reflects Tropicana’s established market position in property development, steady performance and moderate leverage position. These strengths are supported by stable, albeit …

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MARC affirms AAA rating on Inverfin’s outstanding notes and revises outlook to stable

Posted Date: April 15, 2020 MARC has affirmed its rating of AAA on Inverfin Sdn Bhd’s outstanding RM160 million Tranche A notes under its RM200 million Medium-Term Notes (MTN) programme. The rating outlook has been revised to stable from negative. The outlook revision reflects the significant improvement in occupancy level of the collateral property, Menara …

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MARC issues update on Southern Power Generation’s RM4.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah

Posted Date: April 09, 2020 MARC is issuing this update on Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (SPG) Sukuk Wakalah to highlight the potential impact from a force majeure declaration made by the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor on the 2x720MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant project being undertaken by the company in Pasir Gudang. …

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MARC affirms UEM Edgenta’s ratings

Posted Date: April 08, 2020 MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on UEM Edgenta Berhad’s Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Murabahah programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. The affirmed ratings reflect UEM Edgenta’s strong business and financial profile, stemming mainly from …

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MARC affirms AA-IS rating on Jimah East Power’s RM8.98 billion Sukuk Murabahah

Posted Date: April 6, 2020 MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd’s (JEP) outstanding RM8.98 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. JEP operates a 2×1,000-megawatt (MW) ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jimah, Negeri Sembilan. The affirmed rating incorporates (1) the predictable cash flows from the power plant, (2) …

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MARC affirms A+IS rating on SPRINT’s outstanding RM80 million BAIDS

Posted Date: March 31, 2020 MARC has affirmed its A+IS rating on toll concessionaire Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (SPRINT) Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). The outlook on the rating remains developing. To date, the proposed takeover of the four highway concession assets under Gamuda Berhad including SPRINT is still unresolved. …

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MARC affirms MARC-1IS/AAAIS ratings on PETRONAS Dagangan’s Islamic CP/MTN Programme

Posted Date: March 25, 2020 MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS /AAAIS ratings on PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad’s (PDB) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM2.0 billion with a stable outlook. The ratings reflect PDB’s leading market position in the domestic downstream petroleum products segment and its healthy financial metrics, …

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