Malaysia: International Investment Position Third Quarter 2017

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1. EMBARGO : Only to be published or disseminated at 1200 hours, Friday, 17 November 2017 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA PRESS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION, THIRD QUARTER 2017
2. As at end of September 2017 , the level of Malaysia’s net international investment recorded a net assets position of RM21.5 billion. Total financial assets position narrowed by 1.1 per cent to RM1,698.0 billion (Q2 2017: RM1,717.2 billion), while the total liabilities increased by RM1.8 billion to post RM1,676.6 billion (Q2 2017:RM1,674.8 billion). Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) position recorded RM554.0 billion at the end of Q3 2017 (Q2 2017: RM573.5 billion) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia posted a value of RM558.7 billion (Q2 2017: RM556.7 billion). Portfolio investment showed net liabilities position of RM331.0 billion, decreased by RM13.0 billion from Q2 2017. Meanwhile, the stock of other investment posted a net liabilities position of RM73.0 billion. The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia as at end of September 2017 stood at RM427.7 billion (Q2 2017: RM424.8 billion). Released By: THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA 17 November 2017 Contact person: Ho Mei Kei Public Relation Officer Corporate and User Services Division Department of Statistics, Malaysia Tel : +603-8885 7942 Fax : +603-8888 9248 Email : mkho[at]stats.gov.my