Malaysian Government Bonds to Account for 0.4% of Citigroup's Global Index

(Bloomberg) -- Malaysian bonds will make up about
0.4 percent of Citigroup Inc.'s World Government Bond Index, a
benchmark tracked by some $1 trillion of global funds, the
world's biggest financial firm said.

Malaysia's ringgit-denominated government debt will be
included in the index for the first time as scheduled on July 1,
according to Susan Y. Lin, head of the bond index team in Hong
Kong. A total of $39.6 billion of Malaysia's securities qualify
for inclusion in the benchmark based on June 22 prices, she said.


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