Polish FX reserves fall in PLN terms m/m in January

Polish FX reserves fall in PLN terms m/m in January
By bne IntelliNews February 8, 2018

Poland’s international reserves contracted 0.7% m/m to PLN391.6bn (€94.4bn, $117.5bn) in January, data released by the National Bank of Poland (NBP) showed on February 7. In annual terms, Polish forex reserves gained 3.4% in the first month of 2018.

The monthly fall in January came on the back of reductions across all main segments. The monetary gold reserves fell 0.8% m/m to PLN14.8bn. SDRs fell 2.5% on the month to PLN1.45bn. 

Poland’s reserve position in the IMF fell 3% m/m to PLN1.79bn. There was also a fall of nearly 0.7% in the foreign exchange reserves segment to a total of PLN373.6bn. 

In euro terms, the reserves also fell m/m in January, while growing in US dollars terms, the NBP said.

The NBP invests foreign exchange reserves in standard instruments used by central banks. The majority of investments are in government securities, although some volumes are invested in securities issued by international institutions and government agencies. A small part of the foreign exchange reserves is held as deposits at highly rated banks abroad or in gold.

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