TABLE-Czech c.bank end-Feb FX reserves 23.88 bln euro

    March 7 (Reuters) - The Czech central bank (CNB) said on 
Wednesday its foreign exchange reserves edged down to 23.88 
billion euros at the end of February from 24.22 billion euros a 
month earlier. 
    In dollar terms, reserves rose to $31.55 billion from $31.38 
billion, the bank said. The CNB holds a bulk of its reserves in 
euros with the remainder in dollars. 
 
CZECH FOREX RESERVES   END-FEB 07     END-JAN 07     END-FEB 06 
 euro bln                23.882         24.220         24.934 
 $ bln                   31.550         31.376         29.612 
 CZK bln                675.864        682.021        706.246 
  
    NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth 
an equivalent of 44 million euros in spot foreign exchange 
market operations in January. 
    It bought foreign currency worth 136.18 million euros in 
client operations in January. 
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