Foreign Exchange Reserves as of the End of March 2016

The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$431.60 billion as of the end of March 2016, showing an increase of US$2.78  billion from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.

The factors responsible for the increase in the foreign exchange reserves in March  2016  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  March 2016  reached US$278.8 billion, equivalent to 65% of  foreign exchange reserves.

Note: The next dissemination will be made at 16:20 p.m. on May 5, 2016;

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