Bank Negara Malaysia has published its detailed breakdown of international reserves under the International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standard format, showing that Malaysia’s international reserves remained usable as at end-May 2026. Official reserve assets stood at USD130,630.5 million and other foreign currency assets at USD766.5 million. Over the next 12 months, pre-determined short-term foreign currency outflows from loans, securities and deposits totaled USD6,646.6 million, including scheduled government external debt repayments and maturing foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills. Net short forward positions were USD24,669.9 million at end-May 2026, reflecting ringgit liquidity management in the money market. The only contingent short-term net drain identified was government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year, amounting to USD846.4 million. The data excludes projected foreign currency inflows from interest income and project loan drawdowns, which would amount to USD3,041.8 million over the next 12 months, and Bank Negara Malaysia reported no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn unconditional credit lines with central banks or other institutions, and no foreign currency options vis-à-vis ringgit.
Bank Negara Malaysia2026-06-30
Bank Negara Malaysia reports USD130.6 billion in official reserve assets and says reserves remain usable
Bank Negara Malaysia published its IMF SDDS reserve template, showing official reserve assets of USD130,630.5 million and other foreign currency assets of USD766.5 million at end-May 2026. It reported USD6,646.6 million in pre-determined short-term foreign currency outflows and said the reserves remained usable. The only contingent short-term drain was USD846.4 million in government guarantees of foreign currency debt due within one year.