China's foreign exchange reservestotalled 10.514 billion dlrs at end-1986, up from 10.37 billion
at end-September but down from 11.9 billion at end-1985,
according to central bank figures published by the New China
News Agency.
    The agency said 2.072 billion dlrs of the reserves was held
by the state treasury, down from 2.26 billion at end-September,
while 8.442 billion was held by the Bank of China, up from 8.11
billion.
    China's outstanding foreign debts rose to 7.572 billion at
end-1986 from 5.067 billion at end-1985. Gold reserves stood at
12.67 mln ounces, unchanged over the year.
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