Statement issued by the South African Reserve Bankon the Gold and Foreign Exchange Reservesof the Bank as at 30 September 1997 1 October 1997 The Bank's provisional gross gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to R26,5 billion as at 30 September 1997, compared to R25,9 billion as at 31 August 1997. The utilisation of foreign credit lines at the end of September 1997 is unchanged at R5,9 billion.Any possible changes to these preliminary figures will be reflected in the Bank's monthly Statement of Assets and Liabilities to be published on Tuesday, 7 October 1997. ​