International reserves up to US$111.3bil

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s (pic) international reserves rose to US$111.3bil (RM472bil) as at Aug 13, 2021 from US$111.1bil (RM471.1bil) as at July 30, 2021.

In a statement, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.9 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times total short-term external debt.