Bank Negara's international reserves up 0.3% at RM431.6b as at Dec 15

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia's international reserves grew 0.3% to RM431.6 billion (US$102.2 billion) as at December 15, 2017, compared with RM430.4 billion (US$101.9 billion) as at November 30, 2017.
In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.5 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times the short-term external debt.