Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)'s international reserves amounted to US$104.9 billion (RM429.4 billion) as of Nov 13, compared to US$104.6 billion (RM428.1 billion) as of Oct 30.

In a statement today, BNM said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 8.6 months of retained imports and was 1.2 times the total of short-term external debt.

The central bank said the main components of the international reserves were...