KUALA LUMPUR: The net liabilities position of Malaysia’s international investment stood at RM1.2 billion at the end of the first quarter, an improvement of RM11.9 billion, from RM13.1 billion registered at the end of last year.
The Statistics Department said the financial assets’ position accumulated to RM1.49 billion compared with RM1.45 billion recorded last year.
In a statement yesterday, it said total liabilities recorded RM1.49 billion as against RM1.46 billion in 2014.
The department said direct investment registered a net assets position of RM24.8 billion at the end of the first quarter, an increase of RM18.1 billion from Dec 31, 2014.
It said direct investment abroad (DIA) stock amounted to RM500.5 billion in the first quarter from RM474.2 billion recorded in 2014.
Meanwhile, the net portfolio investment showed a net liabilities position of RM368.0 billion versus 2014’s RM381.2 billion.
The department said the portfolio investment assets level amounted to RM258.6 billion and total stock value of portfolio investment liabilities widened to RM626.6 billion.
Other investment recorded a net liabilities position of RM47.6 billion as compared to RM43.9 billion registered on Dec 31, 2014.
The position of other investment assets, at the end of the first quarter stood at RM268.4 billion, and other investment liabilities level increased to RM316.0 billion.
It also noted that the international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia decreased RM15.7 billion in the first quarter to RM389.6 billion compared with RM405.3 billion at end 2014. — Bernama