The reserves were up EUR 14.3 mln from the end of 2016.

In March, foreign currency reserves were down EUR 998.1 mln from the previous month, but other reserves showed an increase of EUR 235.2 mln.

Monetary gold reserves stood at EUR 115 mln, down from EUR 117 mln, reserve positions at the International Monetary Fund were at EUR 381 mln and the value of SDRs at the IMF at EUR 15 mln.