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Foreign Exchange Reserves in the Bank of Israel, February 2015 

06 Mar 2015 by OneStopBrokers
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Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of February 2015 stood at $85,316 million, an increase of $651 million from their level at the end of January 2015.

The increase was the result of:
a.      A revaluation* that increased the reserves by about $141 million.
b.      Foreign currency purchases by the Bank of Israel totaling $1,045 million, of which $245 million were purchased as part of the purchase program intended to offset the effects of natural gas production on the exchange rate.
These were partly offset by:
a.       Government transfers to abroad of about $311 million.
b.      A decrease of $224 million derived from private sector transactions.
 
Israel’s Foreign Exchange Reserves
$ million
Date
Reserves bought under the natural gas purchase program
Reserves excluding IMF (including reserves bought under the natural gas purchase program)
Reserves at the IMF***
Total
December 2013
2,100
79,591**
2,199
81,790**
January  2014
2,330
81,002**
2,163
83,165**
February
2,680
81,956**
2,019
83,975**
March
2,975
83,552
2,018
85,570
April
3,265
84,479**
2,001
86,480**
May
3,560
84,485
1,993
86,478
June
3,850
84,845
1,968
86,813
July
4,140
85,190
1,949
87,139
August
4,725
85,700
1,928
87,628
September
4,725
84,298
1,890
86,188
October
5,005
84,531
1,885
86,416
November
5,155
84,470
1,858
86,328
December
5,600
84,342**
1,759
86,101**
January 2015
5,860
82,959**
1,706
84,665**
February
6,105
83,671
1,645
85,316

*      This includes Bank of Israel payments and receipts in foreign currency.

**     Updated after the original date of publication.

***   This column includes Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), the balance of NAB loans, and the balance of Israel’s reserve tranche in the IMF.

Source: Bank of Israel

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