KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s international reserves rose to USD116.4 billion as at January 31, 2025, from USD115.5 billion on January 15, 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
The central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 5.0 months of imports of goods and services and is 1.0 times the total short-teMYR external debt.
The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves (USD103.8 billion), the International Monetary Fund reserves position (USD1.2 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (USD5.7 billion), gold (USD3.3 billion) and other reserve assets (USD2.4 billion).
Total assets amounted to MYR620.88 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (MYR520.89 billion), Malaysian government papers (MYR12.95 billion), deposits with financial institutions (MYR4.83 billion), loans and advances (MYR26.57 billion), land and buildings (MYR4.59 billion) and other assets (MYR51.02 billion).
