Japan's foreign reserves fall
5/9/2008 17:23
Japan's foreign exchange reserves declined for the first time in three
months at the end of August, the Japanese Finance Ministry said.
The nation's
foreign reserves declined US$7.92 billion from a month ago to US$996.74 billion,
according to the ministry.
Japan's foreign exchange reserves, the world's
second largest, consist mainly of securities and deposits denominated in foreign
currencies, International Monetary Fund reserve positions, IMF special drawing
rights and gold.
Xinhua
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