Central Bank of China

PRESS RELEASE Release Date: March 5, 2002




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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES AS OF FEB. 28, 2002

The Foreign Exchange Reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$ 125.02 billion at the end of Feb.2002, showing an increase of US$ 1,391 million from the figure recorded at the end of last month and an increase of US$ 2,809 million from that of the end of last year.