TUMAAS ang foreign currency reserves ng bansa hanggang noong Marso sa paglaki ng foreign currency deposit ng national government sa central bank, ayon sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Sa preliminary data ng BSP ay lumitaw na ang gross international reserves (GIR) level ng bansa hanggang noong katapusan ng Marso ay nasa $108.54 billion mula $107.8 billion noong Pebrero.
Ang reserve assets ng BSP ay kinabibilangan ng foreign investments, gold, foreign exchange, reserve position sa International Monetary Fund (IMF), at special drawing rights. “The month-on-month increase in the GIR level reflected mainly the national government’s (NG) net foreign currency deposits with the BSP, which include proceeds from its issuance of ROP (Republic of the Philippines) Global Bonds, and the BSP’s net income from its investments abroad,” pahayag ng BSP. “The latest GIR level represents a more than adequate external liquidity buffer equivalent to 9.6 months’ worth of imports of goods and payments of services and primary income, “ dagdag pa ng central bank.