Bank Negara international reserves at RM427.6b as of May 15

Bank Negara Malaysia's international reserves stood at RM427.6 billion (equivalent to US$131.1 billion) as of May 15, 2014.

In a statement Thursday, the central bank said the reserves' position was sufficient to finance 9.2 months of retained imports and was 1.3 times the short-term external debt.

"The main components of the international reserves are foreign currency reserves (US$118.5 billion), International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1 billion), Special Drawing Rights (US$2 billion), gold (US$1.5 billion) and other reserve assets (US$8.1 billion)," the central bank said.