FDI refers to investment in the form of financial instruments namely equity capital, reinvested earnings and other capital (inter-company loans, trade credit, advances, etc.) by foreign direct investors in their direct investment enterprises in Malaysia. A direct investor is a foreign entity (individual or company) that owned, either directly or indirectly, at least 10 per cent of equity capital (in the form of ordinary shares or voting power) of an enterprise in Malaysia.
Conversely, Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) refers to investment (namely: equity capital, reinvested earnings and other capital) made by Malaysian-based companies (direct investors) in their overseas affiliates where they own at least 10 per cent of equity capital.
Net FDI and DIA statistics are available in the Quarterly Balance of Payments Report, which can be downloaded from DOSM website. Detailed statistics on FDI & DIA by country and sector are available in Monthly Statistical Bulletin of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), which are available in BNM website (www.bnm.gov.my). Data sources are from Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) and BNM.
Statistics on foreign affiliate presents the business activities of foreign controlled in Malaysia. Foreign affliate is defined as an enterprise in Malaysia that are controlled by country of ultimate foreign investor (the holding of equity interest is more than 50 per cent). They could be a foreign branch, subsidiaries or joint ventrures companies.
The purpose of conducting the household survey is to collect data in respect of the socio-economic characteristics of the population. These data are very important to the Government and the private sector in formulating policies and making decisions.
As the questions of the survey relate to information of a more personal nature, it would be better to ask the household member concerned in person. Your family members can contact us by phone to fix a suitable time for interview.
