Bank Negara Malaysia publishes IMF SDDS reserves disclosure showing official reserves of USD126,874.1 million at end-January 2026

Bank Negara Malaysia published its International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) detailed disclosure of Malaysia’s international reserves as at end-January 2026, providing forward-looking information on the size, composition and usability of reserves and other foreign currency assets and the expected and potential foreign exchange inflows and outflows of the Federal Government and the central bank over the next 12 months. The SDDS breakdown indicates that, as at end-January 2026, Malaysia’s international reserves remained usable. Official reserve assets totalled USD126,874.1 million and other foreign currency assets USD569.7 million. Over the next 12 months, pre-determined short-term outflows from foreign currency loans, securities and deposits amounted to USD10,611.3 million, while net short forward positions were USD21,178.5 million, reflecting management of ringgit liquidity in the money market; projected foreign currency inflows from interest income and drawdown of project loans of USD2,948.5 million were excluded in line with the practice adopted since April 2006. The only contingent short-term net drain reported was government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year of USD847.2 million, with no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn unconditional credit lines provided by or to other central banks or financial institutions, and no foreign currency options vis-à-vis ringgit.