BNM International Reserves Rise To US$104.4 Billion

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Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$104.4 billion as of August 30th compared with US$104.2 billion as of August 15th, 2018.

In a statement today, the central bank said, the reserves' position is sufficient to finance 7.5 months of retained imports and is 0.9 times the short-term external debt.

BNM said the short-term external debt is mostly accounted by banking institutions, reflecting the centralisation of liquidity management of Malaysian banks operating in the region and the sizeable presence of foreign banks in Malaysia.

The main components of the international reserves comprise foreign currency reserves, International Monetary Fund reserves, Special Drawing Rights, gold, and other reserve assets.

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