Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bethel Finances: Foreign currency reserves rise to record $77.4 billion

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Bethel Finance news:

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves rose to a new record of $77.41 billion at the end of April 2011, $2.88 billion more than at the end of March, the Bank of Israel reported today.

The increase was due to purchases of $1.5 billion of foreign exchange by the Bank of Israel, a revaluation that increased the reserves by $1.45 billion, and $14 million in private sector transaction. These were partly offset by $83 million in government transfers.

The Bank of Israel has bought $48.6 billion in foreign currency since launching its dollar purchasing program in March 2008.

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