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South Africa's net foreign reserves fall to $54.980bn in Sept

South Africa's net foreign reserves fell to $54.980bn by the end of September from $55.444bn in August, central bank data showed on Friday, 6 October.

By Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya

6 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Source: Reuters.

Gross reserves decreased to $61.131bn in September from $61.998bn in August. The forward position, which represents the central bank's unsettled or swap transactions, fell to $0.511bn from $0.515bn.

Source: Reuters

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