Peru’s net international reserves (NIRs) totaled US$ 68.9 billion at April 23, 2013, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has reported.
This amount of reserves is higher by US$ 0.96 billion than the one recorded at the end of March 2013.
The increase of NIRs so far this month is explained mainly by the increase of banks’ deposits (US$ 791 million) and public sector deposits (US$ 15 million) and by the Central Bank’s net purchases of foreign currency (US$ 780 million).
This was in part offset by the lower valuation of investments (US$ 151 million).
The foreign exchange position of BCRP at April 16, 2013, was US$ 49.08 billion. This amount is US$ 686 million higher than the one registered at the end of March 2013.
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