Bank Negara’s international reserves down 0.2% to RM425.5b

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia's international reserves decreased 0.2% to RM425.5 billion (US$94.9 billion) as at March 15, 2017, compared with RM426.3 billion (US$95 billion) as at Feb 28, 2017.
Central bank said in a statement today, the reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.3 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times the short-term external debt.