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KUALA LUMPUR: The official reserve assets amounted to US$116.77 billion, while other foreign currency assets amounted to US$88.9 million as at end-August 2024, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
The central bank said for the next 12 months, the pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, which include among others, scheduled repayment of external borrowings by the government and the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, amounted to US$16.44 billion.
