BNM's international reserves at RM399.7b as at Dec 15
Published on: Friday, December 23, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)'s international reserves amounted to RM399.7 billion (equivalent to US$96.4 billion), as at Dec 15, 2016 compared with RM399.643 billion (US$96.4 billion) recorded as at Nov 30, 2016.The reserves position was sufficient to finance 8.3 months of retained imports and was 1.2 times the short-term external debt, the central bank said in a statement Thursday. The main components of the international reserves were foreign currency reserves (US$89 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$0.8 billion), special drawing rights (SDRs) (US$1.1 billion), gold (US$1.6 billion) and other reserve assets (US$3.9 billion).Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Liabilities comprised paid-up capital (RM100 million), reserves (RM125.149 billion), currency in circulation (RM94.774 billion), deposits by financial institutions (RM170.132 billion), deposits by federal government (RM4.959 billion), other deposits (RM644.125 million), Bank Negara papers (RM8.591 billion), allocation of SDRs (RM7.759 billion) and other liabilities (RM12.113 billion). – Bernama
