Overall International Investment Position

At the end of second quarter 2015, the level of Malaysia's net international investment recorded net assets position of RM33.9 billion from net liabilities of RM1.2 billion registered at the end of Q1 2015. This was driven by larger expansion of Malaysia's total financial assets position of RM1,531.4 billion (Q1 2015: RM1,489.8 billion) compared to total liabilities of RM1,497.4 billion (Q1 2015: RM1,491.0 billion).

Direct Investment

Direct investment registered a net assets position of RM45.0 billion at the end of Q2 2015, an increase of RM20.2 billion from 31 March 2015. Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) stock amounted to RM522.3 billion in Q2 2015 from RM500.5 billion recorded in Q1 2015. This investment was generated mainly from the financial & insurance sector which accounted for 30.5 per cent, followed by mining sector (28.0%) and information & communication sector (9.9%). The top three DIA destinations were Singapore, Indonesia and Canada.

Meanwhile, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia rose to RM477.4 billion in Q2 2015 from RM475.7 billion in Q1 2015. Manufacturing sector remained as the highest direct investment recipient (44.1%), followed by financial & insurance sector (20.9%) and information & communication sector (8.8%). The top three countries for FDI were Singapore, Japan and Netherlands.

Portfolio Investment

Portfolio investment showed a net liabilities position of RM336.9 billion (Q1 2015: -RM368.0 billion). At the end of Q2 2015, the portfolio investment assets level amounted to RM274.6 billion and total stock value of portfolio investment liabilities stood at RM611.5 billion.

Other Investment

At the end of Q2 2015, other investment recorded a net liabilities position of RM72.9 billion as compared to RM47.6 billion registered at 31 March 2015. The position of other investment assets at the end of Q2 2015 stood at RM259.7 billion and other investment liabilities level expanded to RM332.5 billion.

Reserve Assets

The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia increased by RM8.4 billion in Q2 2015 to stand at RM398.1 billion (Q1 2015: RM389.6 billion).