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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2022 Article IV Consultation— Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

MALAYSIA

Keywords:
money market rate; CPI basket; Malaysia's obligation; asset forfeiture regime; PPI weight; Financial statistics; Monetary statistics; Financial soundness indicators; Reserve assets
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Is Mobile Money Part of Money? Understanding the Trends and Measurement
Ms. Kazuko Shirono, Esha Chhabra, Ms. Bidisha Das, Ms. Yingjie Fan, and Mr. Hector Carcel Villanova
The rapid uptake of mobile money in recent years has generated new data needs and growing interest in understanding its impact on broad money. This paper reviews mobile money trends using mobile money data from the Financial Access Survey (FAS) and examines the statistical treatment of mobile money under the IMF’s Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS) framework. MFS guidance is straightforward in most cases, as many jurisdictions have adopted regulations which ensure that mobile money is captured in the banking system and thus in the calculation of broad money. However, in cases where mobile network operators (MNOs) act as niche financial intermediaries outside the banking regulatory perimeter and are allowed to invest their customer funds in sovereign securities and other permitted assets, mobile money liabilities may remain outside the banking system as well as monetary statistics. In that case, information on mobile money liabilities need to be collected directly from MNOs to account for mobile money as part of broad money.
Keywords:
usage pattern; money account; customer funds; value chain; agent outlet; money issuer; measurement issue; monetary value; Mobile banking; Monetary base; Monetary statistics; Financial statistics; West Africa
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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; statement mentions downside risk; rate; staff appraisal; inflation expectation; monetary policy statement; headline inflation; Global; Asia and Pacific; lists exchange rate measure; exchange arrangement; asset forfeiture regime; quarterly balance of payments; Financial statistics; International investment position; Financial soundness indicators
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Malaysia: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics Mission and Preceding Remote Support
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
This technical assistance report on Malaysia explains the effort by the mission to support the Malaysian authorities in improving Government Finance Statistics (GFS) decision making. The mission achieved significant progress with respect to the development of a budgetary central GFS compilation system based on primary accrual accounting data. The mission, together with the authorities, successfully developed a compilation sheet to facilitate the largely automated compilation of a comprehensive set of GFS tables from the system. With respect to flows reported in the income statement, the analysis suggests that it is essential to build the survey around the balancing items (net) operative income and (net) comprehensive income. The analysis of the corporate balance sheets suggests that most accounting terms used by the public corporations can be grouped sensibly and linked to GFS classifications. With respect to the extrabudgetary units of central government, the mission proposed minor refinements of the survey and prepared preliminary GFS data.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; state government; classification of functions of government; accounting data; GFS classification; government statistician; compilation procedure; breakdown GFS revenue; General government; Government finance statistics; Public sector; Financial statements; Fiscal accounting and reporting; Data collection
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Malaysia: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics Mission
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
This technical assistance report on Malaysia highlights that the mission aimed to support the Malaysian authorities in improving government finance statistics (GFS) for decision making. The mission reviewed the progress in the implementation of the accounting project to introduce accrual financial reporting standards at the federal government level. The mission identified considerable potential for collaboration between Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) with respect to fiscal data collection for other general government sublayers and public nonfinancial corporations. The mission concluded that the general ledger structure is sufficient to produce GFS on both cash and an accrual basis. The mission suggested that collaboration between MOF and DOSM going forward would be necessary to ensure data consistency and to facilitate the explanation of remaining minor differences to users. The mission recommends that the authorities verify the causes for inconsistencies based on recent annual data, and to formally align the collaboration between the institutions.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; information; MOF data detail; TA mission; GFS framework; MOF report; reporting needs; accounting data; compilation process; MOF survey; short-term government finance statistics; GFS classification; Government finance statistics; Data collection; Public sector; Financial statements; Gross fixed investment
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Malaysia: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

Selected Issues

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ISCR; CR; firm; debt; deficit; Malaysian company; firms in Malaysia; firm-specific variable; financial constraint; firm's EFD; Currencies; Business enterprises; Precautionary demand; Global; firm size
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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2019 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; inflation; market; food price inflation; financial system; asset forfeiture regime; exchange rate regime; de facto exchange rate regime; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Financial statistics; Financial soundness indicators; Monetary statistics
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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; committee statement; rate increase; staff appraisal; fund staff's baseline projection; rate; exchange arrangement; market force; asset forfeiture regime; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Financial statistics; Monetary statistics; Reserve assets; Global
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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2017 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

Although real GDP growth has slowed down, Malaysia is still among the fastest growing economies at its income level. The economy's resilience, amidst global commodity price and financial market volatility, reflected a diversified production and export base; strong balance sheet positions; a flexible exchange rate; responsive macroeconomic policies; and deep financial markets. However, the authorities continue to face a challenging environment, given continued global uncertainty, which complicates the calibration of near-term macroeconomic policies.

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; U.S. dollar; market; economy; debt; Malaysia's obligation; basket of currencies; forfeiture regime; de facto exchange rate regime; managed float; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Financial statistics; Monetary statistics; Reserve assets; Globa