The level of gross official reserves of the country declined to US dollars 7.7 billion, equivalent to 4.3 months of imports, at end January 2018 compared to US dollars 8.0 billion at end 2017, primarily due to a periodic payment for the obligations at the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) during the month.

Total foreign assets, which include foreign assets of the banking sector, also declined to US dollars 10.0 billion (equivalent to 5.7 months of imports) at end January 2018 from US dollars 10.4 billion at the end of 2017.