TABLE-Czech c.bank end-Dec FX reserves 23.76 euro

    The Czech central bank (CNB) said on 
Monday its foreign exchange reserves edged down to 23.76 billion 
euros at the end of December from 23.90 billion euros a month 
earlier. 
    In dollar terms, reserves dipped to $31.29 billion from 
$31.56 billion, the bank said. The CNB holds a bulk of its 
reserves in euros with the remainder in dollars. 
 
CZECH FOREX RESERVES   END-DEC 06     END-NOV 06     END-DEC 05 
 euro bln                23.755         23.904         25.054 
 $ bln                   31.287         31.559         29.555 
 CZK bln                653.148        668.603        726.702 
  
    NOTE. The central bank said it sold foreign currency worth 
an equivalent of 4 million euros in spot foreign exchange market 
operations in November. 
    It sold foreign currency worth 75.11 million euros in client 
operations in November. 
 
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