Fewer corporate bond issues in H1 this year


PETALING JAYA: The issuance of new corporate bonds has been on the decrease in the first half of the year as compared with the same period last year.

According to Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia chief executive officer Meor Amri Meor Ayob, about RM20bil worth of bonds (excluding sovereign bonds) were issued in the first half, some 33% less than the RM30bil issued in the first half of 2009.

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