KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s international reserves stood at US$126.6 billion as at March 31, 2026, compared with US$128.1 billion as at March 13, 2026.
In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.6 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.
BNM said the gross international reserves comprised foreign currency reserves (US$110.8 billion), International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$5.9 billion), gold (US$6.4 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.2 billion).
Meanwhile, the central bank said its total assets amounted to RM617.54 billion, comprising mainly gold, foreign financial assets and other reserves, including SDRs (RM511.38 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.41 billion), loans and advances (RM28.79 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM419.79 million), property and equipment (RM4.56 billion) and other assets (RM58.98 billion).
BNM said capital and liabilities totalled RM617.54 billion, comprising paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM185.44 billion), currency in circulation (RM188.75 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM132.12 billion), federal government deposits (RM2.69 billion), other deposits (RM70.90 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM7.29 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM26.38 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.86 billion). - Bernama
