BNM's International Reserves Rise To US$127.9 Bln As At Feb 13, 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$127.9 billion as at Feb 13, 2026, compared with US$126.9 billion at the end of last month.

In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.7 months of imports of goods and services and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.

The main components were foreign currency reserves (US$127.9 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$6.0 billion), gold (US$6.1 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.5 billion).

Total assets amounted to RM605.10 billion, comprising gold, foreign financial assets and other reserves, including SDRs (RM518.62 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.42 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM1.14 billion), loans and advances (RM28.65 billion), property and equipment (RM4.56 billion), and other assets (RM38.71 billion).

BNM said total capital and liabilities amounted to RM605.10 billion, comprising paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM200.71 billion), currency in circulation (RM186.39 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM108.04 billion), federal government deposits (RM3.64 billion), other deposits (RM65.53 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM9.04 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM26.83 billion), and other liabilities (RM4.82 billion).

-- BERNAMA