Bank Negara Malaysia published its detailed International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standard disclosure of international reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at end-June 2025, setting out the size and composition of reserve assets and a 12-month view of expected and potential foreign currency inflows and outflows. The template indicates that Malaysia’s international reserves remain usable. Official reserve assets stood at USD120,609.7 million and other foreign currency assets at USD1,205.4 million. Over the next 12 months, pre-determined short-term outflows from foreign currency loans, securities and deposits total USD12,989.1 million, including scheduled repayment of the Government’s external borrowings and maturities of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, while net short forward positions were USD22,601.5 million reflecting ringgit liquidity management; projected inflows of USD2,702.3 million exclude interest income and the drawdown of project loans. The only contingent short-term net drain reported was Government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year amounting to USD419 million, with no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn unconditional credit lines, and no foreign currency options undertaken vis-à-vis the ringgit.
Bank Negara Malaysia 2025-07-31
Bank Negara Malaysia releases IMF SDDS reserve template showing end June 2025 official reserves of USD120.6bn
Bank Negara Malaysia released its IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard disclosure for end-June 2025, detailing international reserves and foreign currency liquidity. Official reserve assets were USD120,609.7 million, with short-term outflows of USD12,989.1 million and net short forward positions of USD22,601.5 million. The report indicates Malaysia's international reserves remain usable, with minimal contingent short-term net drains.