Malaysian Central Bank's International Reserves at US$114.4 Billion As at Mid-April

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM or Malaysia’s Central Bank) international reserves amounted to US$114.4 billion as at April 15, 2022. The reserves position is sufficient to finance 6.0 months of imports of goods and services, and is 1.2 times total short-term external debt, the central bank said in a statement Monday. The main components of the international reserves are foreign currency reserves, which stood at US$101.2 billion as at April 15, as well as the International Monetary Fund reserve position (US$1.4 billion), special drawing rights (US$6.0 billion), gold (US$2.4 billion), and other reserve assets (US$3.4 billion). Previously, BNM announced that its international reserves totalled US$115.2 billion as at mid-March 2022. -- BERNAMA