Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$120.61 billion (US$1= RM4.23) as of end-June 2025, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$1.21 billion, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank stated that the detailed breakdown of international reserves provides forward-looking information on the size, composition, and usability of reserves and other foreign currency assets, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) format. The report also offers guidance on the expected and potential future inflows and outflows of foreign exchange of the federal government and BNM over the next 12-month period.

BNM highlighted that the detailed breakdown of international reserves under the IMF SDDS format indicates that, as of end-June 2025, Malaysia’s international reserves remain usable. For the next 12 months, the predetermined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities, and deposits, which include the scheduled repayment of external borrowings by the government and maturities of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, amount to US$12.99 billion.

The report added that the net short forward positions amounted to US$22.60 billion, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market. In line with the practice adopted since April 2006, the data excludes projected foreign currency inflows arising from interest income and the drawdown of project loans. The projected foreign currency inflows are estimated at US$2.70 billion in the next 12 months.

BNM noted that the only contingent short-term net drain on foreign currency assets is government guarantees of foreign currency debt maturing within one year, amounting to US$419.0 million. The central bank has clarified that there are no foreign currency loans with embedded options and no undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by or to other central banks, international organisations, banks, and other financial institutions. Furthermore, BNM does not engage in foreign currency options vis- -vis the ringgit.