SWISS BANK NET FOREIGN ASSESTS UP IN 4TH QUARTER
Net foreign assets of Swiss banks rose
by 3.5 billion Swiss francs to 71.2 billion francs in the
fourth quarter of 1986, due to increased interbank business and
purchases of foreign securities, the Swiss National Bank said.
    Assets rose 5.3 billion to 205.0 billion while liabilities
climbed 1.8 billion to 133.8 billion. For 1986 as a whole,
assets rose by 11.9 billion and liabilities by 3.0 billion.
    The level of fiduciary funds invested abroad rose by 3.2
billion to 223.0 billion, the first rise since the third
quarter of 1985. Funds invested in such accounts from abroad
were up by 3.2 billion to 180.7 billion.
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