Official Foreign Reserves and Central Bank Operations

Year in Review

  • MAS, as a central bank, manages the Official Foreign Reserves (OFR) and conducts money market operations to manage liquidity in the banking system.
  • In performing its functions, MAS made:
    • investment gains of S$31.4 billion from the management of MAS’ foreign investments, 
      partially offset by:
    • negative currency translation effects of S$3.4 billion, and 
    • net expenses of S$8.3 billion, mainly from MAS’ money market operations to manage banking system liquidity, after offsetting interest income from Reserves Management Government Securities (RMGS). 
  • Overall, MAS recorded a net profit of S$19.7 billion in FY2024/25.