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52 ENHANCING EXIM BANK MALAYSIA
GOVERNANCE

SPECIFIC DISCLOSURE ON
DEVELOPMENTAL PERFORMANCE

EXECUTING THE BANK’S DEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION

In 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak presented a significant threat to global socioeconomic development, EXIM Bank crafted
plans in anticipation of forecasted potential in certain markets in 2021, guided by the Bank’s Strategic Blueprint. These plans
enable the Bank to capitalise on opportunities that were to arise in 2021, through business development efforts concentrated in
East Asia, ASEAN, and Europe. Prospects in the Asia-Pacific region are still considered favourable as low operating risks and a
concentration of projects and contracts have been taken into consideration. However, as pandemic challenges were still impacting the
global markets in 2021, the Bank’s ability to carry out its function of development continued to be hampered.

As part of the Bank’s efforts in adhering to its social mandate, as tasked by its sole shareholder, it is expected to play a significant
role in contributing towards the Malaysian economy. This is done by aligning the value of its total assets to the pre-identified
quadrants of GDP, Trade Balance, Total Exports and Total Imports. Moving forward, the Bank plans to assess other socioeconomic
impact that its financing facilities have had on clients, such as employment creation and retention, as well as value-added activity.

In addition to this, the Bank will also reorient its focus on providing financing facilities to those who would like to venture into
non-traditional markets, under certain conditions, through the Bank’s risk appetite and profile. During the first quarter of 2021,
efforts were concentrated in the sectors of ICT, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and food and beverage industries - all of which
were anticipated to experience rapid recovery.

EXIM Bank aims to aid the future growth of the national economy by:

Facilitating the building of Malaysia’s economy, Enhancing Malaysia SMEs’ capacity in moving up the
post COVID-19 (export and investment financing). value chain.

Providing access to financing for purchase of machinery
or technology capability for local companies. This is to Strategising future financing by participating in Environment,
support industry forward and digitalisation drivers that Social & Governance (“ESG”) development.
could facilitate export of higher value added goods and
services

Increasing participation in trade financing and fortifying
Malaysia’s position as a trading nation by taking a
bigger and more effective role as an export and import Matching the Bank’s efforts to recover impaired assets
financier. In particular, leveraging our presence in in accordance with the phases of industry recovery.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (“RCEP”)
trade activities.