Bank Negara Malaysia reported that its international reserves stood at USD130.5 billion as of 15 June 2026. It said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 4.6 months of imports of goods and services and was equivalent to 0.9 times total short-term external debt. Under the previous import coverage measure, the same reserves level would cover 5.8 months of retained imports of goods. The short-term external debt comparison uses reserves data as of 15 June 2026 and debt data as of the first quarter of 2026, valued at the first quarter exchange rate. Bank Negara Malaysia said this debt mainly reflects resident banks' foreign currency liquidity operations and borrowing by multinational corporations, including foreign banks, from overseas parents or headquarters, and that these obligations are normally met from external asset holdings rather than drawing on the central bank's reserves.
Bank Negara Malaysia2026-06-23
Bank Negara Malaysia reports USD130.5 billion in international reserves with 4.6 months import cover
Bank Negara Malaysia said its international reserves totaled USD130.5 billion as of 15 June 2026. The reserves cover 4.6 months of imports of goods and services and equal 0.9 times short-term external debt. The central bank said that debt is largely linked to banks' liquidity operations and intra-group corporate borrowing that does not create claims on its reserves.