Indonesian forex reserves up US$161 mln

Jakarta - Indonesia`s foreign exchange reserves rose US$161 million to $43.266 billion in the week ending on Jan 31 from $43.105 billion in the week ending on Jan 25, Bank Indonesia said.

The country`s foreign exchange reserves in 2007 are projected to reach $47 billion on the back of a surplus in current account transactions estimated at $6 billion to $8 billion, the central bank said in its official website on Thursday.