Bank Negara’s international reserves up 1.05% to US$115.9bil

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves totalled US$115.9bil as of Aug 15, up 1.05% from US$114.7bil as of July 31.

“The reserves position is sufficient to finance 5.4 months of imports of goods and services, and is 1.0 times of the total short-term external debt,” the central bank said in a statement.