KIP REIT unitholders greenlight RM80 mil KIPMall Kota Warisan acquisition
KIPMall Kota Warisan houses a one-and-a-half-storey retail centre, with a net lettable area of approximately 17,300 sq m on a freehold land in Dengkil, Sepang in Selangor.
KIPMall Kota Warisan houses a one-and-a-half-storey retail centre, with a net lettable area of approximately 17,300 sq m on a freehold land in Dengkil, Sepang in Selangor.
“Looking ahead, we believe that the BNM will be wary of loosening monetary policy too soon.
The all-cash deal is deemed a related party transaction as KIP REIT’s major unitholder Datuk Ong Kook Liong is also a director and major shareholder of Cahaya Serijaya.
The research house’s view contradicts OCBC’s and UOB’s view that BNM will hold the OPR at 3% for the rest of the year, but aligns with MIDF Research's view that an increment will occur in the second half of the year.
Domestically, the central bank noted that following its strong outturn in the first quarter of the year, the local economy has since expanded at a more moderate pace as exports were weighed down by slower external demand in line with expectations.
“We see TRX as a city-defining project.
BNM’s latest OPR decision follows the 25 basis point (bps) hike in May as it moved to further normalise monetary policy in line with resilient domestic growth prospects.
The acquisition, which is expected to be completed by the first quarter next year, will expand the KIP REIT’s portfolio to 11 assets.
The survey revealed that Japan is expected to lead the investment recovery in the second quarter (2Q2023), followed by mainland China and Hong Kong in the following quarter, and Singapore, India and New Zealand in 4Q2023.
The bench also ordered both of them to pay RM70,000 costs to the Taman Bangsar RA.