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Panduan Ringkas mengenai Dasar Pertukaran Asing

Borrowing by a Non-Resident

A Non-Resident (NR) can borrow as follows:

Borrower Lender Loan Currency Loan Amount Purpose/Usage
NR Individual Immediate Family Member (IFM)1 Ringgit
(RM)
Any amount Any purpose
A licensed insurer or a licensed takaful operator  up to the attained cash surrender value of any life insurance policy or Family Takaful Certificate purchased For purchase of any life insurance policy or Family Takaful Certificate
Employer in Malaysia Any amount For use in Malaysia
NR excluding a NR Financial Institution (NRFI) Resident To finance Real Sector Activity (RSA)2 in Malaysia
Resident with a stockbroking license under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 Any amount in the form of margin financing  For products traded on Bursa Malaysia
Multilateral Development Bank3 or Qualified Development Financial Institution4 Resident and NR Any amount through the issuance of a debt security denominated in RM For use in Malaysia
NR Licensed Onshore Bank (LOB) Any amount of trade financing For settlement of trade in goods or services with a Resident
Up to the amount of an overdraft facility  To avoid settlement failure for purchase of shares or Ringgit instrument traded on Bursa Malaysia  
Up to RM10 Million in aggregate via a repurchase agreement or sale buy back agreement Any purpose
LOB, Resident IFM1 or a NR in Malaysia Foreign Currency Any amount
Resident Up to the investment limit of the resident lender as stated in Parts A and B of Foreign Exchange Policy Notice 3

 

1 a legal spouse, parent, legitimate child (including legally adopted) or legitimate sibling of an Individual
2

an activity relating to:

a) construction or purchase of a residential or commercial property, excluding purchase of land which will not be utilised for construction or production of goods or services; or

b) production or consumption of goods or services, excluding—

      (i)    activity in financial services sector, whether Islamic or otherwise;

      (ii)    purchase of securities or Islamic securities; or

     (iii)    purchase of Financial Instrument or Islamic Financial Instrument.

includes refinancing of existing RM Borrowing that was used for RSA in Malaysia and on-lending to REs within the same Group of Entities or an IFM that will be ultimately used for RSA in Malaysia.
3 a NRFI, established in or outside Malaysia, whose membership consists of sovereign states, that fosters economic and social development in member countries by financing projects, supporting investments or generating capital.
4

a NRFI:

(a) that fosters economic and social development by financing projects, supporting investments or generating capital; and

(b)  approved by Bank Negara Malaysia to be a Qualified Development Financial Institution.