Central Bank of China

PRESS RELEASE Release Date: May 5, 2003




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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES AS OF

APRIL, 2003


The Foreign Exchange Reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$170.64 billion at the end of April 2003, showing an increase of US$ 2,000 million from the figure recorded at the end of last month and an increase of US$ 8,979 million from that of the end of last year.


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