| 08.07.2011 - Israel's foreign currency reserves increase to $77.4 bln |
| Israel's reserves of foreign currency totaled $77.4 billion at the end of June 2011, the Bank of Israel announced Thursday. During June, the BOI purchased $425 million in foreign currency; the rest of the reserves increase was due to government transfers from abroad; a currency revaluation; and private sector transactions. In May 2011, the BOI purchased $200 million in foreign currency – after buying $1.4 billion in April 2011..............................................Full Article: Source |