Worse to come in Malaysia dollar debt
Market sentiment affected by political noise around 1MDB, trade pressure, current account and fiscal position
Singapore
MALAYSIAN company dollar bonds are Asia's poorest performing this year and investors say that worse is to come.
Notes from the oil-exporting nation are the only of the 16 Asian countries tracked by JPMorgan Chase & Co to decline this year, losing 1.57 per cent. Companies in the index include Petroliam Nasional Bhd, the state-owned energy company, and 1Malaysia Development Bhd, a government-backed investment firm that's been forced to dismantle amid surging debts.
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