KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): A few initiatives spelled out in the Budget 2013 are expected to encourage a more vibrant debt market.

This included the introduction of Malaysia’s first retail bond to be issued by DanaInfra Nasional Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced what was surely a bountiful list of incentives to further invigorate the corporate and business sectors and entrench Malaysia's position on the radar of global investors.

KUALA LUMPUR: DanaInfra Nasional Bhd, a wholly-owned company of Minister of Finance, Inc, says its RM2.4 billion sukuk has been oversubscribed 5.38 times with highly competitive rates.

KUALA LUMPUR: DanaInfra Nasional Bhd (DanaInfra), a wholly-owned company of Minister of Finance Incorporated, said yesterday its RM2.4 billion sukuk has been oversubscribed 5.38 times.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd., the Malaysian state-owned public transport operator, plans to sell 4 billion ringgit ($1.3 billion) of Islamic bonds this year to finance the extension of rail lines in Kuala Lumpur, a company official said today.

KUCHING: The Malaysian market is still looking robust with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) achieving an all-time high in the past few days.