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A general view of Bank Negara Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, on July 31, 2019. — Picture by REUTERS

BNM’S international reserves stand at US109.2 bln as at March 15

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$109.2 billion as at March 15, 2021.

In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.5 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times total short-term external debt.

The central bank said the main components of the international reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$99.6 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves position (US$1.5 billion), Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (US$1.2 billion), gold (US$2.4 billion), and other reserve assets (US$4.5 billion).

The assets comprised gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs amounting to RM439.17 billion, Malaysian government papers (RM11.35 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM2.01 billion), loans and advances (RM18.95 billion), land and buildings (RM4.16 billion), and other assets (RM16.36 billion).

The central bank added that capital and liabilities comprised paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM166.81 billion), currency in circulation (RM140.30 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM135.68 billion), federal government deposits (RM14.18 billion), other deposits (RM14.32 billion), Bank Negara papers (RM7.60 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM7.78 billion), and other liabilities (RM5.22 billion).

— Bernama

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