(Bernama) – The government is expected to issue new Samurai bonds early next year, where the issuance size would be determined after further discussions with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the trust built by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the Japanese government via the JBIC, has once again seen it offer to guarantee an additional tranche of Samurai Bond.