MARC 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 outstanding IMTNs under the rated programme stood at RM4.25 billion as at July 31, 2019. The rating is premised on the credit strength of the Malaysian government to meet the sublease rental obligations on 74 developments for the Pol...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (Southern Power) Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM4.0 billion with a stable outlook. Southern Power is a 51:49 joint venture between Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd (SIPP) and was established to develop a 2x720MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Pasir Gudang. The rating affirmation reflects t...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd’s Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM245.0 million. The rating outlook is stable. Sinar Kamiri is a special purpose project company incorporated to build, own and operate a 49.0MWac solar photovoltaic plant (SPP) in Sungai Siput, Perak. The rating primarily reflects Sinar Kamiri’s healthy ...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS(fg) rating on Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd’s (Masteel) RM130.0 million Sukuk Ijarah Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating and outlook are based on the unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee insurance provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) on which MARC has an insurer financial strength rating of AAA/stable and long-term counterpa...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Grand Sepadu (NK) Sdn Bhd’s (Grand Sepadu) Sukuk Murabahah issuance of RM210.0 million. The rating outlook remains negative. The affirmed rating incorporates Grand Sepadu’s adequate cash flow coverage, its moderately leveraged capital structure and the improving traffic on New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB). The negative outlook highlights the co...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AAAIS and AA+IS on Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s (Danajamin) Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM2.0 billion under its Sukuk Murabahah programme. Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed the insurer financial strength rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Danajamin. The outlook on all ratings is stable. The one-notch rat...

MARC has affirmed its financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA/MARC-1 on Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Concurrently, the rating agency affirmed its rating of AAAIS on the Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM400 million issued by Tadamun Services Berhad, a trust established by IsDB. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed FI ratings reflect IsDB’s strong capitalisation, healt...

MARC has affirmed its BBB-IS rating on Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad’s (SDEB) RM1.89 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Restructured Sukuk) Programme with a stable outlook. SDEB is the concessionaire of the 77-km tolled inter-urban Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE) in Johor which links the towns of Senai and Desaru with a connecting highway to Pasir Gudang. The rating incorporates SDEB’s ac...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (KEV) RM2.0 billion Sukuk Ijarah with a stable outlook. KEV is a 60.0%-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (AAA/Stable). KEV owns and operates Kapar Power Station which has four generating facilities with a combined nominal capacity of 2,420MW. The power plant has continued to face operational challenges du...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Konsortium KAJV Sdn Bhd’s (KAJV) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah Programme with a stable outlook. The assigned rating reflects the credit strength of the Terengganu government to meet the unconditional and irrevocable payment obligations on the Facility Payment Certificates (FPC) issued for work done for the Kuala Terengganu Utara (KTU) water supply project. M...