Banco de la República Intervenes in the Exchange Market

Banco de la República reported US$666.2 million in discretionary purchases of foreign currency on the exchange market in April 2007, bringing the total so far this year to US$4,527.4 million.  It made no final purchases or sales of TES B during that month, and was holding Co$ 1.45 trillion in TES B at April 30, 2007.