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Quick Guide on Foreign Exchange Policy

Payment in Foreign Currency between Resident and Non-Resident

Payment in foreign currency between Resident and Non-Resident is permitted for any purpose subject to compliance with the following Foreign Exchange Policy (FEP) Notices which are not exhaustive:

  1. Investment limits under FEP Notice 3; or
  2. Borrowing limits/purposes under FEP Notice 2.

 

However, the following payments between Resident and Non-Resident are NOT PERMITTED:

a)

a foreign currency-denominated derivative or Islamic derivative offered by a Resident unless approved by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) under Part B2 of Foreign Exchange Policy (FEP) Notice 5 or otherwise approved in writing by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM);

b)

a derivative or Islamic derivative which is referenced to Ringgit unless approved by BNM under Part B2 of FEP Notice 5 or otherwise approved in writing by BNM; or

c)

an Exchange Rate Derivative offered by a Non-Resident unless approved by BNM under FEP Notice 1 or otherwise approved in writing by BNM.

 

1

subject to compliance with other FEP Notices such as Permitted Investment Limit under FEP Notice 3, Permitted Payments under FEP Notice 4, etc.

2

issuance of Financial Instrument and Islamic Financial Instrument by Licensed Financial Institution and Bursa Malaysia