BNM’s International Reserves Rise To US$122 Bln As At Aug 15

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) rose to US$122 billion as of Aug 15, 2025, up from US$121.3 billion recorded on July 31, 2025.

In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.

The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$108.4 billion), the International Monetary Fund’s reserve position (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$5.9 billion), gold (US$4.1 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.3 billion).

Total assets amounted to RM605.67 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (RM515.65 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.61 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM2.78 billion), loans and advances (RM27.48 billion), land and buildings (RM4.57 billion), and other assets (RM41.55 billion).

BNM said total capital and liabilities amounted to RM605.67 billion, comprising paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM194.59 billion), currency in circulation (RM172.21 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM116.90 billion), federal government deposits (RM5.16 billion), other deposits (RM75.34 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM10.10 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM27.77 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.47 billion).

-- BERNAMA