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BNM’s international reserves edge up to US$120.6 billion

Central bank says holdings sufficient to cover 4.8 months of imports, remain robust against short-term external debt

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 07 Jul 2025 4:28PM

BNM’s international reserves edge up to US$120.6 billion
BNM says the reserves position remains “sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt - July 7, 2025

BANK Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose slightly to US$120.6 billion as at 30 June 2025, up from US$119.9 billion recorded two weeks earlier on 13 June, the central bank announced today.

In a statement, BNM said the reserves position remains “sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.”

The central bank’s main reserve components included US$107.0 billion in foreign currency reserves, US$5.9 billion in special drawing rights (SDRs), US$4.1 billion in gold, US$1.3 billion in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position, and US$2.3 billion in other reserve assets.

Total assets as at end-June stood at RM607.31 billion, comprising gold, foreign exchange and other reserves (RM510.06 billion), Malaysian government securities (RM13.27 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM6.83 million), loans and advances (RM27.26 billion), land and buildings (RM4.58 billion), and other assets (RM45.31 billion).

BNM said total capital and liabilities matched at RM607.31 billion.

These included paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM189.55 billion), currency in circulation (RM171.82 billion), deposits from financial institutions (RM122.23 billion), federal government deposits (RM7.07 billion), other deposits (RM75.78 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM10.06 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM27.78 billion), and other liabilities (RM2.92 billion). - July 7, 2025

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