Malaysia's int'l reserves stand at 102 bln USD

By：xinhua Update：2020-04-23

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, said Wednesday that its international reserves stood at 102 billion U.S. dollars as of April 15, 2020.

The central bank said in a statement that the reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.9 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times total short-term external debt.

The international reserves consist of 94.7 billion U.S. dollars in foreign currency reserves, 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in International Monetary Fund Reserves Position, 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in Special Drawing Rights, 2 billion U.S. dollars in gold and 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in other reserves assets. Enditem