Appetite for bonds

Maybank Research: Khazanah Nasional unlikely to privatise UEM Sunrise

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Government-linked entities are poised to raise billions of ringgit via US-dollar bonds, as appetite for such papers has increased amid hunger for yields and a more bullish outlook on the Malaysian economy, bankers said.

Going by one estimate, there could be as much as US$20bil (RM84.22bil) being raised by Malaysian entities, including the Government, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Axiata Group Bhd and Telekom Malaysia Bhd, to name a few.