FOREIGN exchange reserves last year jumped US$49.9bil (RM186.8bil) in the fourth quarter to a record US$818.9bil (RM3.06tril), a leap that could intensify pressure on Beijing to let the yuan rise more quickly.
The central bank said on Sunday that its reserves swelled US$209bil (RM780bil) or 34.3% in the whole of last year, following an increase of US$207bil (RM775bil) in 2004.
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