ASEAN renews currency swap deal to provide $2 billion support: Malaysia central bank

Reuters

Published Oct 13, 2017 12:39AM ET

Updated Oct 13, 2017 12:50AM ET

ASEAN renews currency swap deal to provide $2 billion support: Malaysia central bank

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to renew a currency swap deal for two more years from Nov. 17, providing a total of $2 billion in financial support, the Malaysian central bank said on Friday.

The agreement was reached between regional central banks and monetary authorities, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement.