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South Africa's net foreign reserves rise to $61.733bn in February

South Africa's net foreign reserves rose to $61.733 n at the end of February from $61.328bn in January, central bank data showed on Friday, 7 March 2025.

By Tannur Anders

7 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Source: Reuters.

Gross reserves increased to $66.264bn in February from $65.876bn the prior month. The forward position, which represents the central bank's unsettled or swap transactions, rose to $0.531bn from $0.529bn.

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