Central bank’s international reserves dip


The central bank said its total assets amounted to RM617.54bil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$126.6bil as at March 31, 2026, compared with US$128.1bil as at March 13, 2026.

In a statement yesterday, 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$110.8bil), International Monetary Fund reserve position (US$1.3bil), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$5.9bil), gold (US$6.4bil) and other reserve assets (US$2.2bil).

Meanwhile, the central bank said its total assets amounted to RM617.54bil, comprising mainly gold, foreign financial assets and other reserves, including SDRs (RM511.38bil), Malaysian government papers (RM13.41bil), loans and advances (RM28.79bil), deposits with financial institutions (RM419.79mil), property and equipment (RM4.56bil) and other assets (RM58.98bil). — Bernama

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