Johannesburg - South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange
reserves rose to $48.130bn at the end of January from $47.948bn in December,
data from the Reserve Bank showed on Thursday.
Gross reserves rose to $51.227bn in January from $50.735bn
in December while the forward position, which represents the bank's unsettled
spot or swap transactions, was lower at $4.791bn from $5.234bn in December.
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