Bank Negara’s international reserves climb slightly to US$125.6bil


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KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves rose to US$125.6 bil as at Jan 15, 2026, from US$125.5 bil as at Dec 31, 2025.

“The 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 central bank said in a statement.

The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$110.4bil), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1.3bil), special drawing rights (US$5.9bil), gold (US$5.5bil), and other reserve assets (US$2.5bil).

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