The inclusion criteria for the WGBI state that a marketÆs capitalisation must exceed $20 billion dollars, for at least three consecutive months. As of December 2006, the Malaysian Government Bond Index satisfies all three WGBI requirements of size, credit and barriers to entry. Using the new entry rule for WGBI, if Malaysia continues to meet all WGBI criteria for three consecutive months starting with the January 2007 index, it will become the 23rd government bond market to enter the WGBI, effective July 2007.
In joining CitigroupÆs WGBI, Malaysia will join Singapore as the only two...
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