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BNM’s international reserves rise to US$120.9 Billion

Malaysia’s foreign reserves sufficient to cover 4.8 months of imports and short-term external debt, says BNM

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 22 Jul 2025 5:32PM

BNM’s international reserves rise to US$120.9 Billion
Central bank says the current level of reserves is adequate to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services - July 22, 2025

BANK Negara Malaysia (BNM) reported an increase in its international reserves to US\$120.9 billion as of 15 July 2025, up from US\$120.6 billion recorded on 30 June.

In a statement released today, the central bank said the current level of reserves is adequate to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and is equivalent to 0.9 times the country’s short-term external debt.

The key components of the reserves include foreign exchange reserves (US$107.3 billion), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (US$1.3 billion), Special Drawing Rights or SDRs (US$5.9 billion), gold (US$4.1 billion), and other reserve assets (US$2.3 billion).

Total assets amounted to RM613.13 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange including SDRs (RM511.37 billion), Malaysian Government securities (RM13.62 billion), financial institution deposits (RM6.25 million), loans and advances (RM27.31 billion), land and buildings (RM4.58 billion), and other assets (RM50 billion).

On the liabilities side, BNM reported total capital and liabilities of RM613.13 billion, consisting of paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM189.98 billion), currency in circulation (RM172.10 billion), deposits from financial institutions (RM125.16 billion), federal government deposits (RM9.90 billion), other deposits (RM75.19 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM10.08 billion), SDR allocations (RM27.78 billion), and other liabilities (RM2.84 billion). - July 22, 2025

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