Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

BPAM Launches BPAM Unrated Bond Index

Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia Sdn Bhd (BPAM) announced the launch of the BPAM Unrated Bond Index, which covers Malaysian ringgit denominated, long-term unrated conventional...

Malaysian Regulator’s Shariah Advisory Council Allows Digital Asset Trading

In a landmark announcement, Securities Commission Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council declared that digital assets trading was permissible. The Malaysian Shariah Advisory Council is the authority...

Duopharma Biotech Executes RM150 mil Tawarruq Facility Agreement

Duopharma Biotech Bhd has entered and executed two Tawarruq Facility Agreements from Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) totalling RM150 million. In a filing with Bursa...

First in the League: Australia’s Green Bond Fund in Ethical Investment...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has pledged to put in at least $70 million to a fund of green bonds that are first of...

IILM issues US$1.01b sukuk

The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) has reissued a total amount of US$1.01 billion (RM4.3 billion) short-term A-1 rated sukuk in three series...

Malaysia’s MFMi Group Selects Mambu to Launch Its New Digital Islamic...

MFMi Group, part of leading Malaysian fintech specialist MFM Synergy, has announced it has chosen Mambu’s pure SaaS cloud-native banking platform to underpin its...