Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) international reserves decreased to US$116.2 billion at the end of December 2024, reflecting year-end adjustments. The central bank emphasized that these reserves remain adequate to cover import needs and short-term debt obligations.
Bank Negara Malaysia ( BNM )'s international reserves stood at US$116.2 billion as of December 31, 2024, down from US$118.1 billion on December 13, 2024. The central bank said this level of reserves had taken into account the year-end foreign exchange revaluation adjustments. It stated that these reserves were sufficient to finance 5.0 months of imports of goods and services, and 1.0 times the amount of short-term external debt.
The main components of the reserves were foreign exchange reserves (US$103.7 billion), International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position (US$1.2 billion), Special Drawing Rights (SDR) (US$5.7 billion), gold (US$3.3 billion), and other assets (US$2.3 billion). Total assets amounted to RM621.56 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDR (RM520.16 billion), Malaysian government securities (RM12.81 billion), loans and advances (RM26.31 billion), land and buildings (RM4.59 billion), and other assets (RM57.68 billion). BNM said total capital and liabilities amounted to RM621.56 billion, consisting of paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM189.98 billion), currency in circulation (RM170.76 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM131.92 billion), federal government deposits (RM5.23 billion), other deposits (RM79.86 billion), Bank Negara notes (RM12.43 billion), SDR allocation (RM28.18 billion), and other liabilities (RM3.07 billion)
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