That intervention should have showed up in the country ' s foreignexchange reserves as a decline because the central bank would usually need to sell foreign currencies to purchase ringgit . Instead , the central bank said on Tuesday that its international reserves amounted to 407 . 8 billion ringgit , equivalent to $ 98 . 3 billion , as of November 15 . That compared with the 405 . 5 billion ringgit , or $ 97 . 8 billion , it had as of October 31 , according to a November 7 statement . BNM didn ' t immediately answer emailed requests for comment on the unusual rise in reserves , but at least one analyst noted the seeming discrepancy in the figures . Does that mean they can cook up some figures ? <| sep |> No , lit was ~~ right ~~ lightFTFY