VOL. XXXVI

NO. 35

31-MAY-1993

Financial and Banking News

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Algeria's Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise

The Algerian Central Bank had foreign reserves of $2bn in May, the highestsince 1986, according to official sources in Algiers. The rise was attributed tofirm debt management and a new trade policy (which has involved importrestrictions). The increase in reserves, which are always subject to largemonth-on-month fluctuations, began in 1991. On 25 May Algeria repaid on the duedate a...