Friday, March 23, 2012

Bank Negara reserves at RM427bil March 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara international reserves totalled RM427bil (US$134.8bil) as at March 15, the central bank said. The reserves were sufficient to finance 9.7 months of retained imports and was 4.1 times the short-term external debt, it said.

Source from (The Star Online): http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/23/business/10972902&sec=business
Published: March 23, 2012

It said the international reserves main components were foreign currency (US$121.1bil); International Monetary Fund reserves (US$800mil); Special Drawing Rights or SDRs (US$2bil); gold (US$1.8bil) and other reserves (US$9.1bil). Its total assets, including international reserves, amounted to RM479.75bil.

The central bank’s other assets include the Malaysian government papers (RM2.19bil); deposits with financial institutions (RM31.88bil); loans and advances (RM10.51bil); and other reserves (RM8.16bil). — Bernama

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