Bank Negara international reserves down slightly to US$116.1bil as at Jan 31

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves fell marginally to US$116.1bil as at Jan 31 compared with US$116.2bil as at Jan 14.

“The reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.5 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times total short-term external debt,” the central bank said in a statement.