BNM's international reserves at RM392b as at Sept 15
Published on: Friday, September 23, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) international reserves amounted to RM392.5 billion (equivalent to US$97.7 billion) as at Sept 15, 2016. In a statement Thursday, BNM said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 8.1 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times the short-term external debt.The main components of the international reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$89.7 billion); International Monetary Fund reserves position (US$0.8 billion); Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (US$1.1 billion); gold (US$1.5 billion); and other reserve assets (US$4.6 billion).
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