Kuala lumpur: The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) amounted to US$123.4 billion as at Oct 15, 2025, compared to US$123.6 billion as at Sept 30, 2025.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank stated that this reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt. The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves at US$109.0 billion, International Monetary Fund reserves at US$1.3 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) at US$5.9 billion, gold at US$4.8 billion, and other reserve assets at US$2.4 billion.

In terms of total assets, they amounted to RM617.78 billion, comprising gold and foreign exchange and other reserves, including SDRs at RM520.01 billion, Malaysian government papers at RM13.42 billion, deposits with financial institutions at RM3.47 billion, loans and advances at RM27.88 billion, land and buildings at RM4.57 billion, and other assets at RM48.42 billion.

BNM also reported that total capital and liabilities were RM617.78 billion. This included paid-up capital of RM100 million, reserves of RM203.03 billion, currency in circulation of RM173.60 billion, deposits by financial institutions of RM122.86 billion, federal government deposits of RM13.34 billion, other deposits of RM65.67 billion, Bank Negara papers of RM8.38 billion, allocation of SDRs of RM27.88 billion, and other liabilities amounting to RM2.93 billion.