TITLE : BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA: ANNUAL REPORT 2000

 
 
Foreword
 
The Real Economy   2
 
     Overview  2
     Sectoral Review    15
     Domestic Demand Conditions   30
     Prices and Employment .34
     External Sector  44
     Box I : A Perspective of Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia
55
     Flow of Funds   65
 
Monetary and Fiscal Developments  70
 
     Monetary Policy in 2000      70
     Monetary Developments 75
     Box 11 : Core Inflation  82
     Fiscal Operations and Policy                85
 
Outlook and Policy 96
 
     World Economic Outlook       96
     Malaysian Economy in 2001              103
     Management of the Economy in 2001      109
     Monetary Policy in 2001      113
     Fiscal Policy in 2001 116
 
The Financial Sector  120
 
     Sources and Uses of Funds of the Financial System     120
     Management of the Banking Sector  123
     Box III : The Central Credit Bureau and the Central Credit
        Reference Information System 135
     Performance of the Banking System      138
     Islamic Banking  149
     Box IV : Banking Supervision      150
     Other Financial Institutions      157
     Financial Markets    162
     Box V : The Role of the Payment System in
     Financial Stability   180
 
Financial Sector Masterplan  186
 
     The Financial Sector as an Enabler of Economic Growth      187
     The Financial Sector Landscape in 2010      187
     Approach to Implementation ..189
     Banking Sector   190
     Insurance Sector 192
     Islamic Banking and Takaful   193
     Development Financial Institutions          194
     Alternative Modes of Financing    194
     Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre   195
 
External Relations 196
 
     Reform of the International Financial Architecture    198
     Financial Sector Liberalisation in the
     World Trade Organisation      204
     Regional Co-operation Initiatives      206
     Bilateral Co-operation     213
 
Organisation and Personnel        216
 
     Box VI : Towards a Knowledge-Based Organisation  219
     Box VII : Risk Management in Bank Negara Malaysia     221
 
Annual Accounts   223
 
     Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2000   228
 
Annex    233