Foreign Exchange Reserves as of the End of April 2015
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: May 5, 2015
Foreign Exchange Reserves as of the End of
April 2015
The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$418.17 billion as of the end of April 2015, showing an increase of US$3.48 billion from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.
The factors responsible for the increase in the foreign exchange reserves in April 2015 are:
1. The appreciation of the euro and other reserve currencies against the US dollar. Foreign exchange reserves denominated in these currencies were worth more in terms of the base currency, the US dollar.
2. Returns from foreign exchange reserves management.
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Note: The market value of securities investment and the NTD deposits held by foreign portfolio investors at the end of April 2015 reached US$320.9 billion, equivalent to 77% of foreign exchange reserves.
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