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Foreign Currency Reserves Total $22 Billion.(Brief Article)
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Israel Business Today
| Date:
September 1, 2000
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At the end of August 2000, Israel's foreign currency reserves totaled $22 billion. This amount is a slight increase of $9 million over July. The July-August increase is considered unusual because the summer months are usually months of large depletions in the country's foreign currency reserves. Large numbers of Israelis go abroad, taking lots of foreign currency with them and exports earning foreign currency slowdown, as workers go on vacation. The Bank of Israel believes the lowe...