KUCHING: Malaysia’s international reserves remain usable and resilient as at end-September 2024, according to a detailed breakdown released under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) format.
In a statement issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), the detailed breakdown of international reserves provides a forward-looking view of Malaysia’s international reserves and foreign currency assets, as well as anticipated inflows and outflows of foreign exchange of the federal g0overnment and Bank Negara Malaysia over the next 12-month period.
Detailed breakdown of international reserves based on the SDDS format shows that the official reserve assets amounted to USD119,720.9 million, while other foreign currency assets amounted to USD7.1 million as at end-September 2024.
It noted 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 USD15,429.8 million.
“The net short forward positions amounted to USD26,011.8 million as at end-September 2024, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market.
“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. Projected foreign currency inflows amount to USD2,665.4 million in the next 12 months,” it said.
Following this, it pointed out 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 USD399.8 million.
“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-à-vis ringgit,” it said.
