3. To Be the Premier Agency Responsible for the
Management of the Nation's Finance and
Economy

4. To Manage the Nation's Finance and Economy
Effectively, Transparently and Efficiently to
Achieve the Nation's Development Goals

5.  Ensure sustained and continuous economic
growth
 Ensure effective and prudent financial
management
 Pursue a more equitable sharing of national
wealth
 Improve quality of life and well being of society

6.  To formulate and implement fiscal and monetary
policies in order to ensure effective and efficient
distribution and management of financial resources.
 To formulate financial management and accounting
processes, procedures and standards to be
implemented by all Government.
 To monitor that Minister of Finance Incorporated
companies are managed effectively.
 To monitor the financial management of
Ministries, Government Departments and statutory
Bodies.

8.  The minister’s responsibilities include
dealing with all the other departments in
deciding the funding levels of each ministry
and related bodies.
 The minister is also responsible for
program cuts and the increases or
decreases in tax.

9.  To monitor financial procedure for
department/ federal agencies within the
country
 To Manage Supplier And Consultant
Registration Within Malaysia.
 To Administer Federal Government Housing
Loan.

10. Under Section 25(1) No person
shall, according to
agc.gov.my, receive, take, or accept deposits
except under and in accordance with a valid
licence granted under section 6 (4)
(Receiving, taking or acceptance of deposits
prohibited, except under and in accordance
with a valid licence granted under section 6
(4).) to carry on banking, finance
company, merchant banking or discount
house business.

11.  On the 3rd of June 2010, Sunshine Empire Sdn
Bhd was charged under section 25(1) of the
banking and financial institutions Act 1989 of
which the company according to bnm.gov.my
pleaded guilty to accepting deposits from
depositors without license under section 6(4) of
the same Act.

12. According to agc.gov.my the exchange control
Act 1953 on the issue of guarantees reads
under section 10(1) that except with the
permission of the controller, no person resident
in the scheduled territories shall give any
guarantee or do any act which involves, is in
association with, or is preparatory Exchange
Control 17 to the giving of any guarantee,
indemnity or similar undertaking in respect of
any debt, obligation or liability.

13.  On the 2nd of September 2010, Walton
International Property Group according to
bnm.gov.my was charged under the exchange
control Act 1953 section 10(1) for committing
multiple offences not limited to but including
acting as a controller and issuing guarantees for
businesses and individuals.

14.  According to Sonia K (2009), Brunei’s banking
system is ranked third (3rd) in the region and
seventh (7th) in Asia and 618 in the world as
reported by the Global competitiveness Report
2008-2009 as compared to Singapore which is
ranked first (1st) in the region, fourth (4th) in Asia
and 131 in the world or Malaysia which is ranked
second (2nd) in the region, fifth (5th) in Asia and
509 in the world.

15.  Comprises of commercial banks, which
play an important role in Brunei financial
sector. Out of 9 banks presently licensed
to conduct businesses within the country, 6
are foreign owned and represented by
branch operations

16. Local Banks Foreign Bank
Baiduri Bank Bhd CitiBank N.A (USA)
Islamic Development Bank of The Hong Kong and Shanghai
Brunei Bhd Banking Corporation Ltd
Islamic Bank of Brunei Bhd Malayan Banking Bhd
(Malaysia)
United Overseas Banking
Limited
RHB Bank Bhd (Malaysia)
Standard Chartered Bank

17.  Accepting Deposits
 Provision of Loans
 Issuing Bank Guarantee
 Fund Management
 Issuing Letter of Credit
 Money Changer Management

18.  Direction of Lending for all banking operations in
Brunei Darussalam – Quarterly
 Consolidated monthly statement of Assets and
Liabilities for all banking operations in Brunei
Darussalam – Monthly
 Appendix II. a Schedule (Reserve Requirement)
– Monthly
 Appendix III Schedule (Statement of Assets and
Liabilities) – Monthly
 Capital Adequacy Computation – Monthly

19. This is done through the conducting of an
off-site analysis of the financial returns of
banks, focusing on major areas such as:
 Investment
 Provision
 State of Assets
 Administration Quality

20. Brunei Currency Board (BCB) established
on 12th June 1967 under the Brunei
currency Act of 1967 to manage and issue
currency notes and coins in the country.

21. Brunei Currency Board (BCB) made a
interchangeability currency agreement
between Singapore and Brunei which
allows both countries to interchange their
currencies at par without either country
running the risk of currency exchange rate
fluctuations and thus further facilitates
trade and commerce between the two
countries.

22. The individual currencies are acceptable
as customary tender when circulating in
the country in which they are not legal
tender.

23.  To maintain strict control over the amount of
currency in circulation whereby the external and
liquid assets must exceed the statutory limits of
70% and 30% respectively;
 To ensure that the demand for currency notes
and coins is adequately and sufficiently met by
coordinating its activities with the banks;

24. To assist other departments within the
Ministry of Finance in implementing the
nation’s monetary policy;
 To ensure the highest degree of protection
for the Board’s assets and custody items
held by it;
 To ensure prudent management of the
Currency Fund and the Currency Reserve
Fund.

25.  NGO’s still do not have the support of
banks in the country and their biggest
issues are with the attitudes and
perceptions banks have towards small
businesses and microenterprises which
are as follows:

26.  Bankers perceive small businesses and
microenterprises as bad credit risks. Many
insolvent state-owned agricultural banks
seemed to prove that small farmer clients
could not or would not repay their loans.
The perception is that small clients do not
have stable, viable businesses to generate
repayment.

27.  Bankers also believe that because
microloans are small and have short
terms, bank operations will be inefficient
and costly. It takes the same amount of
time and effort (if not more) to make a
RM1,000 loan as a RM100,000 loan, but
the return on the larger loan is much
greater. So why make a small loan?

28.  Enterprise clients have difficulty
approaching a bank because they lack
education and do not possess business
records to demonstrate cash flow. In many
developing countries, social, cultural, and
language barriers do not allow for an easy
relationship with a modern banking
institution.

29.  following
are key areas that the NGO’s
believe need to be addressed on order to
ensure successful micro financing in
Malaysia:

30.  The commitment of commercial banks
(particularly the larger banks) to
microenterprise lending is often
fragile, and generally dependent on one or
two visionary board members rather than
based solidly in its institutional mission
towards proving support when needed.

31.  Microfinance programs, the NGO’s believe
need to be inserted into the larger bank
structure in such a way that they have
relative independence and, at the same
time, have the scale to handle thousands
of small transactions efficiently.

32.  Banks need to acquire an appropriate
financial methodology to service the
microenterprise sector, that is, financial
innovations that permit a cost-effective
analysis of creditworthiness, the
monitoring of a large number of relatively
poor clients, and the adoption of effective
collateral substitutes.

33.  Given that microfinance programs differ so
radically from traditional banking, banks
must recruit and retain specialized staff to
manage these programs. Issues of
recruitment, training, and performance-
related incentives require special
consideration.

34.  Microfinance programs are costly because
of the small size of their loans and
because banks cannot operate them with
their traditional mechanisms and overhead
structures. Strategies must be found to
minimize processing costs, increase staff
productivity, and rapidly expand the scale
of their microenterprise portfolios.

35.  Banks must also communicate with
banking authorities to ensure that reporting
and regulatory requirements take into
account the specialized nature of
microfinance programs

36.  Anassociation in definition is an organized
body of people with a formal structure who
have an interest, activity, or purpose
towards a common goal. There is such an
organization in the banking industry of
Malaysia. This association is known as the
Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM)
and the Association was formed in
November 1973 according to abm.org.my.

37.  To establish and promote a sound banking
system for commercial banks in Malaysia
in cooperation with Bank Negara Malaysia
and relevant authorities.
 To promote orderliness and ethical banking
practices among member banks.
 To improve consumer awareness and
knowledge of banking products and
services.

38.  TheAssociation aims at facilitating a
conducive banking environment, promoting
orderliness and ethical banking practices
covering a wide scope involving
operations' policies; human capital
development; consumer education and
awareness; risk management; and
regional activities.

39.  The association, according to abm.org.my
has 24 member banks currently and that
number comprises of 8 domestic banks as
well as 16 locally incorporated foreign
banks;

40.  Affin Bank Berhad
 Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad
 Ambank Berhad
 CIMB Bank Berhad
 Eon Bank Berhad
 Hong Leong Bank Berhad
 Malayan Banking Berhad
 Public Bank Berhad
 RHB Bank Berhad

41.  Bangkok Bank Berhad
 Bank of America Malaysia Berhad
 Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad
 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Berhad
 BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad
 CitiBank Verhad
 Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
 HSBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

42. THANK YOU