Operations Review - ChartNexus

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 31 MARCH 2009 (CONTINUED)
28 DEPOSITS, BANK AND CASH BALANCES (CONTINUED)
Bank balances are deposits held at call with banks.
Group
Functional currency
Ringgit Pound US
Currency exposure profile as at 31.3.2009
Malaysia Sterling Dollar Euro Others Total
RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000
Ringgit Malaysia 717,899 4,978 23,536 5,194 21,079 772,686
Pound Sterling - 67,549 16,305 10,165 5,554 99,573
Australian Dollar - - - - 15,012 15,012
Others - - - 1,086 25,493 26,579
Group
Functional currency
717,899 72,527 39,841 16,445 67,138 913,850
Ringgit Pound US
Currency exposure profile as at 31.3.2008
Malaysia Sterling Dollar Euro Others Total
RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000
Ringgit Malaysia 1,107,976 2,501 2,726 4,960 7,354 1,125,517
Pound Sterling - 33,496 19,243 5,454 2,713 60,906
Australian Dollar - - - - 38,451 38,451
Others - - - 1,136 - 1,136
1,107,976 35,997 21,969 11,550 48,518 1,226,010
Deposits, bank and cash balances in the Company as at 31 March 2009 and 2008 are denominated in Ringgit
Malaysia.
The weighted average effective interest rates of deposits at the balance sheet date were 2.59% (2008: 3.52%)
per annum for the Group and 1.90% (2008: 3.20%) per annum for the Company.
The Group has unutilised banking facilities amounting to RM623.7 million (2008: RM783.0 million) as at
31 March 2009.
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