{"id":15659,"date":"2022-11-30T14:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15659"},"modified":"2022-11-30T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:42:39","slug":"malaysias-official-reserve-assets-at-us105-23-bln-as-at-end-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15659","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia&#8217;s official reserve assets at US$105.23 bln as at end October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30<\/strong> &#8212; Malaysia\u2019s official reserve assets amounted to US$105.23 billion (US$1=RM4.50) as at end-October 2022, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund\u2019s Special Data Dissemination Standard (IMF SDDS) format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement today,&nbsp;Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said other foreign currency assets stood at US$5.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central bank said the detailed breakdown of international reserves provides forward-looking information on the size, composition and usability of reserves and other foreign currency assets, and the expected and potential future inflows and outflows of foreign exchange of the Federal government and BNM over the next 12-month period.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-1024x630.png\" alt=\"assets\" class=\"wp-image-15413\" width=\"522\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-162x100.png 162w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM-350x215.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-03-at-5.16.05-PM.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor 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$13.52 billion.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe short forward positions amounted to US$24.37\u00a0billion as at end-October, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market,\u201d<\/em> it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BNM said 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the projected foreign currency inflows amount to US$1.94 billion in the next 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BNM said the only contingent short-term net drain on foreign currency assets is&nbsp;government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year, amounting to US$399.4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThere 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.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBNM also does not engage in foreign currency options vis-\u00e0-vis ringgit,\u201d<\/em> it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the detailed breakdown of international reserves under the IMF SDDS format indicates that as at end-October 2022, Malaysia\u2019s international reserves remain usable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2143474\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 &#8212; 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