Featured and Exclusive, Finance - January 22, 2016

BNM’s int’l reserves drop slightly to US$95.1 bil

By BERNAMA

Inside story image Bank Negara Malaysia 270115 05Malaysia’s central bank said on Friday that reserves as of Jan 15 were US$95.1 billion (RM408.5 billion), slightly lower than the US$95.3 billion it reported as of Dec 31.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said reserves were sufficient to finance 8.5 months of retained imports.