The Edge Markets: Govt is Top Bond Issuer in 1Q with RM40.5b - BPAM

Govt is Top Bond Issuer in 1Q with RM40.5b — BPAM

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Government of Malaysia has been ranked the Overall Top Bond Issuer in the first quarter of 2019, with a total issuances of RM40.50 billion, according to Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia (BPAM).

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THE dollar was lower by 0.49% to 96.5 over the week as volatilities in the market disrupted the supposedly-jolly season.

The Edge Market: MARC: Local ‘govvies’ in secondary market continues to weaken but foreign holdings rebound first time in 3 months

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) said local government bonds (govvies) in the secondary market continued to weaken in October, moving in tandem with the fall of the ringgit and the surge in UST' (U.S. Treasuries) yields.

The Edge Market: Govt guarantees rises by 9% from Dec 2017 to June 2018

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Malaysia’s outstanding government guarantees have increased by 8.5% or RM20.2 billion in six months to RM258.4 billion at end-June 2018, from RM238.2 billion at end-2017, according to the Economic Report 2018/2019.

The Edge Market: MySay: Malaysia’s development financing institutions need rebooting

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on October 15, 2018 - October 21, 2018.

Policymakers often justify the high cost of infrastructure investments with the belief that they are supply led, that is, the demand for their usage will increase once the facilities are built. The question now lies in how to finance these infrastructure investments, knowing that it will be a while before the demand or usage ramps up.