The detailed breakdown of international reserves based on the SDDS format is shown in Tables I, II, III and IV.
- Bank Negara’s official reserve assets amounted to USD109 billion, while other foreign currency assets amounted to USD5.9 million as at end-June 2022.
- The pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, which include among others, scheduled repayment of external borrowings by the Government and the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, amounted to USD8.1 billion.
- The short forward positions amounted to USD14 billion as at end-June 2022, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market. In line with the practice adopted since April 2006, the data excludes projected foreign currency inflows arising from interest income and the drawdown of project loans. Projected foreign currency inflows amount to USD2.1 billion in the next 12 months.
- There are no foreign currency loans with embedded options, no undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by or to other central banks, international organisations, banks, and other financial institutions. Bank Negara Malaysia also does not engage in foreign currency options vis-à-vis ringgit.
