Cost of Funds Increasing In the previous article on the new Malaysian dilemma, I mentioned that the cost of funds for the Malaysian government would rise in the near future. This is already happening in Indonesia. Bloomberg posted an article yesterday stating Indonesian yields (profit rates) for sukuk bonds have nearly doubled since November 2012, from 3.3% to 6.125%: [Indonesia] issued the notes due in 5.5 years to yield 6.125 percent, according to a person familiar with the sale who asked not to be identified as the matter is private…. The country last offered global Islamic paper in November, selling $1 billion of 10-year securities at a record-low yield of 3.3 percent. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-10/indonesia-sells-1-5-billion-of-sukuk-at-highest-rate-since-2009.html Investment Note: How will this affect you? Malaysian bank interest rates will be under pressure to rise in the coming months. By John Lim| 2020-03-29T00:41:01+00:00 11th September, 2013|Insights| About the Author: John Lim John is an award-winning technopreneur with many years of experience in software development. He is the co-founder and CTO of JurisTech. Related Posts One Eye-Opening Growth Story: My Internship at JurisTech 9th July, 2025 Deterministic VS Non-Deterministic Agentic AI (Part 2): What Banks Must Know Now 2nd July, 2025 The Ultimate Guide to Digital Banking Customer Experience Success 26th June, 2025