BNM international reserves US$107
Published on: Friday, June 22, 2018
Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$107.9 billion as at June 14, 2018 compared with US$108.5 billion as at May 31.In a statement, BNM said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 7.5 months of retained imports and was 1.0 time the short-term external debt.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The main components of the international reserves were foreign currency reserves at US$101.4 billion, International Monetary Fund reserves position (US$0.8 billion), Special Drawing Rights (SDRs – US$1.2 billion), gold (US$1.6 billion) and other reserve assets (US$2.9 billion).
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Assets included gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs (RM416.61 billion), Malaysian government papers (RM4.52 billion), deposits with financial institutions (RM2.09 billion), loans and advances (RM7.30 billion), land and buildings (RM4.18 billion) and other assets (RM9.48 billion). – Bernama