Listin Diario newspaper publishes today that the Central Bank international reserves increased during March and April of 2001. The newspaper says that during January and February payments of US$100 million on the foreign debt reduced the reserve levels. They dropped in January to US$708.7 million and US$700.2 million in February. But as of March they were back up to US$743.5 million and by April at US$799.14 million. This brings the reserves back up to December 2000 level.
