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BSP ‘unofficial’ forex stock down to $4.3B (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

3rd August 2008

BSP ‘unofficial’ forex stock down to $4.3B (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines–The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ foreign exchange stock outside its official gross international reserves fell by about $2 billion in June, as market jitters over rising consumer prices prompted more dollar selldown by the BSP to support the peso.

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3rd August 2008

(Update) BSP"s forex buffer declines further (GMA News)

MANILA, Philippines - The central bank”s holdings of foreign currencies through forward swaps have declined further as it has tried to shield the local currency from abrupt depreciation, yet the peso is still expected to weaken even more in the months ahead.

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3rd August 2008

Banking & Finance: BSP’s forex buffer declines further (BusinessWorld Online)

THE CENTRAL bank’s holdings of foreign currencies through forward swaps have declined further as it has tried to shield the local currency from abrupt depreciation, yet the peso is still expected to weaken even more in the months ahead.

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3rd August 2008

‘Shady deals might have cost Zisco millions in forex’ (The Herald)

THE Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel) could have lost millions of dollars in foreign currency through clandestine overpricing by some suppliers of raw materials acting in cahoots with the firm’s officials.

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3rd August 2008

Forex reserves down by $504 m (The Hindu)

Mumbai, Aug 2 Foreign exchange reserves fell by a meagre $504 million, to touch $306.603 billion, during the week ended July 25, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s Weekly Statistical Supplement. This is the second consecutive week that the forex reserves have declined.

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