Gold and Foreign Exchange refer to BNM holdings of gold, foreign securities and investments, and other foreign assets.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reserve Tranche Position refer to Malaysia's quota in the IMF less the Fund's holdings of Malaysian currency.

Holdings of Special Drawing Rights. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are unconditional reserves created by the IMF. They are allocated on agreed occasions to members of the IMF which are participants in the SDRs Department in accordance with an accepted formula to serve as a supplement to the international monetary reserves of the IMF.

Malaysian Government Papers refer to BNM holdings of the Government debt instruments (Malaysian Government Securities, Treasury Bills and Government Investment Issues).

Bills Discounted comprise loans extended under the Export Credit Refinancing (ECR) scheme.

Deposits with Financial Institutions refer to BNM gross placements with the financial institutions which include money market placements, pension warrant deposits and penalty deposits on-lent (deposits initially received from banking institutions for non-compliance with BNM's guidelines on lending to priority sectors).

Loans and Advances comprise mainly loans extended by BNM to the participating financial institutions under the various schemes such as New Entrepreneurs Fund, Enterprise Rehabilitation Fund, Low-Cost Housing Revolving Development Fund.

Deferred Expenditure represent the net deficiency arising from foreign exchange transactions in 1993. The Government has undertaken to make good this deficiency as and when required to do so by BNM. The amount outstanding is being amortised over a period of ten years, beginning 1994.

Other Assets include investment in shares acquired by BNM, under Section 30(1)(j) and Section 30(1)(00)(i) of the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 (Revised-1994).