KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$130.5 billion as of June 15.
In a statement today, the central bank said the position is sufficient to finance 4.6 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the country’s total short-term external debt.
BNM said gross international reserves comprise foreign currency reserves (US$114.4 billion), International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserves position (US$1.3 billion), special drawing rights (US$5.9 billion), gold (US$6.5 billion), and other reserve assets (US$2.4 billion).
It added that its total assets stand at RM606.30 billion, comprising mainly gold, foreign financial assets and other reserves including special drawing rights (RM526.9 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM13.1 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM1.84 billion), loans and advances (RM24.68 billion), property and equipment (RM4.55 billion), and other assets (RM35.23 billion).
BNM said capital and liabilities totalled RM606.3 billion, comprising capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM199.13 billion), currency in circulation (RM183.47 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM100.32 billion), federal government deposits (RM12.83 billion), other deposits (RM70.31 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM8.89 billion), allocation of special drawing rights (RM26.38 billion), and other liabilities (RM4.89 billion).
