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Amtel Holdings Berhad - Company Announcements - Bursa Malaysia

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40. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONT’D)<br />

(i) Foreign Exchange Risk (Cont’d)<br />

Functional currency of the Group<br />

United States<br />

Dollar Euro Total<br />

RM RM RM<br />

Cash on Deposits with<br />

Licensed Financial Institutions<br />

Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 1,140,000 - 1,140,000<br />

Cash and Bank Balances<br />

Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 155,475 - 155,475<br />

Trade Payables<br />

Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 9,711,926 - 9,711,926<br />

(ii) Interest Rate Risk<br />

The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk relates to:-<br />

- Interest bearing financial assets<br />

Cash on deposits are short term in nature and are mostly placed in fixed deposits which yield<br />

better returns than cash at bank and to satisfy conditions for banking facilities granted to the<br />

Group, as mentioned in note 16 to the financial statements.<br />

- Interest bearing financial liabilities<br />

Interest bearing financial liabilities include hire purchase payables, bank overdrafts, term loans,<br />

bills payable and revolving credits. More than 80% of the Group’s borrowings are short term to<br />

finance the working capital needs of the Group and the exposure to interest rate risk is minimal.<br />

The Group manages its interest rate exposure by maintaining a prudent mix of fixed and floating rate<br />

borrowings and to obtain the most favourable interest rates available. The Group actively reviews its<br />

debt portfolio to ensure minimal exposure against interest rate hikes.<br />

The effective interest rates at 30 November, 2003 and the periods in which the financial assets and<br />

liabilities reprice or mature, whichever is earlier, are as follows:-<br />

GROUP<br />

Financial Assets<br />

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)<br />

‹------------- Maturities ------------›<br />

Effective<br />

Interest Within 1 - 5 After 5<br />

Rate Total 1 Year Years Years<br />

% RM RM RM RM<br />

Cash deposits with licensed<br />

banks and finance company 0.8 - 4.0 6,322,262 6,322,262 - -<br />

<strong>Amtel</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>Berhad</strong> 2003 annual report 69

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