THE country's gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $104 billion in March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported during the weekend, up from February's $102 billion and also higher than the year-earlier $101.5 billion.

The month-on-month rise was said to have been primarily driven by government foreign currency deposits with the central bank, higher gold prices that raised the value of the central bank's gold holdings, and net income from the BSP's foreign investments.

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