Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s international reserves eased to US$118.0 billion as at March 14, 2025, from US$118.3 billion on February 28, 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the central bank stated that the reserves position is sufficient to finance five months of imports of goods and services and amounts to 0.9 times the total short-term external debt.

The main components of the reserves included foreign currency reserves totaling US$105.6 billion, the International Monetary Fund reserves position valued at US$1.2 billion, special drawing rights (SDRs) amounting to US$5.7 billion, gold reserves of US$3.3 billion, and other reserve assets worth US$2.2 billion.

The total assets amounted to RM639.86 billion, which comprised of gold and foreign exchange and other reserves including SDRs valued at RM527.99 billion, Malaysian government papers worth RM12.72 billion, deposits with financial institutions amounting to RM11.35 billion, loans and advances calculated at RM26.81 billion, land and buildings worth RM4.59 billion, and other assets totaling RM67.72 billion.

The central bank also outlined that total capital and liabilities amounted to RM639.86 billion, with paid-up capital at RM100 million, reserves totaling RM193.71 billion, currency in circulation at RM175.87 billion, deposits by financial institutions amounting to RM141.51 billion, federal government deposits at RM7.32 billion, other deposits totaling RM79.80 billion, Bank Negara papers valued at RM10.70 billion, allocation of SDRs at RM28.18 billion, and other liabilities amounting to RM2.65 billion.