KUALA LUMPUR: The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia amounted to US$126.9bil as of Jan 30, 2026 compared with US$125.6bil as of Jan 15, 2026.
The central bank said in a statement the reserve position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.
The main components were foreign currency reserves (US$111.3bil), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1.3bil), special drawing rights (SDRs: US$5.9bil), gold (US$5.9bil) and other reserve assets (US$2.5bil).
Total assets amounted to RM599.79bil, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves including SDRs (RM514.75bil), Malaysian government papers (RM13.41bil), deposits with financial institutions (RM3.31bil), loans and advances (RM28.61bil), property and equipment (RM4.56bil), and other assets (RM35.14bil). — Bernama
