JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s net foreign reserves rose to $56.900 billion at the end of December from $56.319 billion in November, central bank data showed on Monday.

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Gross reserves increased to $62.518 billion in December from $61.721 billion in November. The forward position, which represents the central bank’s unsettled or swap transactions, was unchanged at $0.508 billion.