KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): Bank Negara Malaysia said its international reserves amounted to US$100.4 billion (RM431 billion) as at Aug 15 this year.
"The reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.9 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times the short-term external debt," Bank Negara said in a statement today.
Bank Negara's latest international reserves figure rose from US$99.4 billion as at July 31 this year.