KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's official reserve assets amounted to US$125.53 billion, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$266.1 million as at end-December 2025.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said that 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 - amounted to US$12.14 billion.
It added that these outflows also include the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills.
"The net short forward positions amounted to US$21.23 billion as at end-December 2025, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market.
"In line with the practice adopted since April 2006, the data excludes projected foreign currency inflows arising from interest income and the drawdown of project loans," the central bank added.
BNM said the projected foreign currency inflows amount to US$2.97 billion over the next 12 months.
It added that the only contingent short-term net drain on foreign-currency assets is government guarantees of foreign-currency debt maturing within one year, amounting to US$417 million.
"There are no foreign currency loans with embedded options, nor undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by or to other central banks, international organisations, banks and other financial institutions. BNM also does not engage in foreign currency options vis-à-vis the ringgit," it said.
The central bank added that, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) format, the detailed breakdown of international reserves provides forward-looking information on the size, composition and usability of reserves and other foreign currency assets.
It also provides data on the expected and potential future inflows and outflows of foreign exchange of the government and BNM over the next 12-month period.
"Overall, the detailed breakdown of international reserves under the IMF SDDS format indicates that as at end-December 2025, Malaysia’s international reserves remain usable," it added. - Bernama
