OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has assigned Malayan Banking Berhad's (Maybank, A-/Negative/F2) CNY130m 4.00% senior fixed-rate notes due July 2019 a rating of 'A-'. The notes were issued under the bank's USD15bn multicurrency medium-term note programme.

The notes are rated at the same level as Maybank's 'A-' Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) as they constitute direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of Maybank, and rank equally with all its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations.