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This report presents quarterly balance of payments estimates for Malaysia.

The main objective of compiling Malaysian's balance of payments estimates is to provide information on Malaysian's economic performance vis-a-vis the rest of the world in terms of the magnitude and types of transactions in Current Account and also in Capital and Financial Account flows. In particular, the Current Account position summarises the country's transactions in goods, services, primary income and secondary income, and presents an overall view of Malaysia's earnings and spending in terms of foreign exchange for the period under review. As for the current account balance reflects the net provision of resources to or from the rest of the world, the estimates of financial account reflects whether Malaysia has net claims on or liabilities to the rest of the world.