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BUSINESS • 22/01/2025 04:19 PM

BNM's International Reserves At US$115.5 Bln As At Jan 15, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s international reserves stood at US$115.5 billion as at Jan 15, 2025, compared to US$116.2 billion as at Dec 31, 2024, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

The central bank said that the reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.9 months of imports of goods and services and is 1.0 times of the total short-term external debt. 

The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$103.0 billion), the International Monetary Fund reserves position (US$1.2 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$5.7 billion), gold (US$3.3 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.3 billion), BNM said in a statement today.

Total assets amounted to RM618.95 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (RM516.85 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM12.85 billion), loans and advances (RM26.43 billion), land and buildings (RM4.60 billion) and other assets (RM58.22 billion).

The central bank said total capital and liabilities amounted to RM618.95 billion, comprising paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM187.75 billion), currency in circulation (RM174.24 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM118.54 billion), federal government deposits (RM14.32 billion), other deposits (RM80.26 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM12.46 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM28.18 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.10 billion).

-- BERNAMA

 

 

 


 

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