PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is concerned over the country's international reserves, saying there are insufficient funds to service short-term foreign loans.
He said Malaysia's current international reserves, which Bank Negara announced at US$101.7bil (RM424.6bil) on Wednesday (Nov 7), was not enough to finance 7.5 months of delayed imports and 0.9 times the short-term foreign debts.
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