Malaysia agrees in principle to support Maldives’ US$100m soft loan request, says Anwar

Malaysia has agreed in principle to support the Maldives' application for a US$100 million financing facility, described as a soft loan by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The loan will be coordinated through the monetary authorities of both nations, with terms and mechanisms currently under discussion by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Maldives Monetary Authority.

The decision considers the Maldives' repayment record, bilateral cooperation, and the required government guarantee.

The matter was addressed during Prime Minister Anwar's official visit to the Maldives, highlighting mutual trust and friendship as key factors in the agreement.

MALE, Sept 15 — Malaysia has agreed in principle to support the Maldives’ application for a US$100 million (US$1=RM4.07) financing facility, which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described as a form of soft loan to be implemented through both countries’ monetary authorities.

Anwar said that the terms and mechanism for the facility are still being worked out by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).

He said that in principle, Malaysia has no issue with the application, taking into account the Maldives’ repayment record and the cooperation between the two countries, as well as the government guarantee that would need to be provided.

“It is essentially a soft loan, but it will be carried out through Bank Negara and the financial authorities.

“As for the terms, these are still being examined by both central banks, although in principle we have no issue with their repayment record, as well as the cooperation and government guarantee that must be in place,” he told the Malaysian media after concluding his official visit to the country.

Also present were Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, and Malaysian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Badli Hisham Adam.

Earlier, at a joint press conference with Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Anwar said the Maldivian leader had raised the matter with him and had also written regarding the need for BNM to respond to the MMA’s request for the US$100 million facility.

“The President has written to me about the need to get our central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, to respond to the Maldivian request, precisely (from) the Maldives Monetary Authority, for this US$100 million facility.

“We have agreed in principle to support this, although both the central bank and MMA will have to work in the fastest time possible on the mechanism and the process to ensure that the agreement can be settled in the fastest time possible. And this can only be done based on trust and friendship,” he said.

The Prime Minister is on a two-day official visit to the Maldives and held a four-eye meeting and bilateral talks with Muizzu today. — Bernama

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马来西亚原则上同意支持马尔代夫申请1亿美元的融资，马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣称之为软贷款。

该笔贷款将通过两国货币当局协调发放，马来西亚国家银行和马尔代夫货币管理局目前正在讨论贷款条款和机制。

该决定考虑了马尔代夫的还款记录、双边合作以及所需的政府担保。

安瓦尔总理对马尔代夫进行正式访问期间，双方讨论了此事，并强调互信和友谊是达成协议的关键因素。

马累，9 月 15 日——马来西亚原则上同意支持马尔代夫申请 1 亿美元（1 美元 = 4.07 令吉）的融资安排。马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣称，这笔融资安排是一种软贷款，将通过两国货币当局实施。

安华表示，马来西亚国家银行（BNM）和马尔代夫金融管理局（MMA）仍在商讨该项融资的条款和机制。

他表示，原则上马来西亚对该申请没有异议，考虑到马尔代夫的还款记录、两国之间的合作以及需要提供的政府担保。

“这本质上是一笔软贷款，但将通过马来西亚国家银行和金融监管机构进行。”

“至于具体条款，两国央行仍在审查中，但原则上我们对他们的还款记录以及必须到位的合作和政府担保都没有异议，”他在结束对马来西亚的正式访问后告诉马来西亚媒体。

出席者包括投资、贸易及工业部长拿督佐哈里阿都加尼、人力资源部长拿督斯里拉马南以及马来西亚驻斯里兰卡和马尔代夫高级专员巴德利希沙姆亚当。

此前，安瓦尔在与马尔代夫总统穆罕默德·穆伊祖博士举行的联合新闻发布会上表示，马尔代夫总统已向他提出了此事，并就马尔代夫国家银行需要回应马尔代夫市场管理局提出的1亿美元融资请求致函。

“总统已致函给我，表示需要促使我们的中央银行——马来西亚国家银行——回应马尔代夫金融管理局提出的1亿美元贷款请求。

他说：“我们原则上同意支持这项协议，但央行和MMA都必须尽快就机制和流程展开工作，以确保尽快达成协议。而这一切只有在信任和友谊的基础上才能实现。”

总理正在对马尔代夫进行为期两天的正式访问，今天与穆伊祖举行了四方会谈和双边会谈。——马新社

安华表示，马来西亚和马尔代夫将扩大在海上安全、清真食品和朝觐领域的合作。

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