Bank Negara Malaysia released its International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) detailed disclosure of international reserves as at end-February 2025, providing a forward-looking view of reserve composition and expected foreign currency inflows and outflows over the next 12 months. Official reserve assets stood at USD118,264.8 million and other foreign currency assets at USD784.1 million. Over the next 12 months, pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities and deposits were USD12,748.5 million, while net short forward positions were USD27,107.9 million, described as reflecting ringgit liquidity management. Projected foreign currency inflows were USD2,517 million, excluding projected inflows from interest income and drawdowns of project loans in line with the practice adopted since April 2006. Contingent short-term net drains comprised Government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year of USD419.1 million; the disclosure also notes no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn unconditional credit lines, and no foreign currency options vis-à-vis ringgit. The SDDS breakdown concludes that Malaysia’s international reserves remained usable as at end-February 2025.
Bank Negara Malaysia 2025-03-28
Bank Negara Malaysia publishes IMF SDDS breakdown of international reserves showing USD118.3 billion in official reserve assets at end-February 2025
Bank Negara Malaysia released its IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard report on international reserves as of end-February 2025, detailing reserve composition and projected foreign currency flows over the next year. Official reserve assets were USD118,264.8 million, with pre-determined short-term outflows of USD12,748.5 million and net short forward positions of USD27,107.9 million. The report confirms Malaysia's international reserves remain usable.