BNM’s International Reserves At US$123.4 Bln As At Oct 15

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) amounted to US$123.4 billion as at Oct 15, 2025, compared to US$123.6 billion as at Sept 30, 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$109.0 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$5.9 billion), gold (US$4.8 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.4 billion).

Total assets amounted to RM617.78 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (RM520.01 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.42 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM3.47 billion), loans and advances (RM27.88 billion), land and buildings (RM4.57 billion), and other assets (RM48.42 billion).

BNM said total capital and liabilities amounted to RM617.78 billion, comprising paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM203.03 billion), currency in circulation (RM173.60 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM122.86 billion), federal government deposits (RM13.34 billion), other deposits (RM65.67 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM8.38 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM27.88 billion), and other liabilities (RM2.93 billion).

-- BERNAMA