Bank Negara's international reserves at US$100.8b as at Sept 15, 2017

21 Sep 2017 / 15:49 H.
    Bank Negara's international reserves at US$100.8b as at Sept 15, 2017
    The headquarters of Bank Negara Malaysia is pictured in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 12, 2016. Malaysia’s economic growth eased in the second quarter, the central bank said on Aug 12, attributing the slowdown to a decline in exports amid subdued global demand. — AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$100.8 billion (RM432.8 billion) as at Sept 15, 2017, compared with US$100.5 billion (RM431.7 billion) registered as at Aug 30, 2017.
“The reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.7 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times the short-term external debt,” said BNM in a statement today.
The main components of the international reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$94.3 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves position (US$0.8 billion), Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (US$1.2 billion), gold (US$1.5 billion) and other reserve assets (US$3.0 billion).
The assets include gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (RM432.849 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM4.245 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM10.544 billion), loans and advances (RM7.838 billion), land and buildings (RM2.113 billion) and other assets (RM7.375 billion). — Bernama

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