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South Korea end-March reserves rise to 6 month high

SEOUL: South Korea's foreign exchange reserves increased to a six-month peak of $375.30 billion in March from
Published April 4, 2017 Updated April 4, 2017 09:45pm

 

The level of foreign exchange reserves in March was the highest since the all-time high of $377.77 billion in September 2016.

The Bank of Korea said the reserves edged up by $1.39 billion in March from $373.91 billion in February as gains in the euro and the yen increased the value of the overall reserves when converted into the dollar.

South Korea had the world's eighth largest foreign exchange reserves as of March this year.

 

 

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