Kuala lumpur: Malaysia's official reserve assets amounted to US$126.87 billion (US$1=RM3.88) as at end-January 2026, as compared to US$125.53 billion as at end-December 2025. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) reported that other foreign currency assets stood at US$569.7 million.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank revealed that for the next 12 months, the pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities, and deposits, which include, among others, scheduled repayment of external borrowings by the government and the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, amounted to US$10.61 billion. The net short forward positions amounted to US$21.17 billion as at end-January 2026, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market.

BNM stated that projected foreign currency inflows are expected to amount to US$2.94 billion in the next 12 months. It added that the only contingent short-term net drain on foreign currency assets is government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year, amounting to US$847.2 million.

The central bank clarified that there are no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by or to other central banks, international organisations, banks, and other financial institutions. BNM also does not engage in foreign currency options vis-a-vis ringgit.

Overall, BNM indicated that the detailed breakdown of international reserves under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) format shows that as of end-January 2026, Malaysia's international reserves remain usable.