LJUBLJANA, March 30 (Reuters) - The Slovenian statisticsoffice reported the following economic indicators on Friday:201720162015 General government 0.0 -1.9-2.9 surplus/deficit (pct of GDP)General government +0.01 -0.78 -1.1 surplus/deficit (in billions of euros)General government debt73.678.682.6 (pct of GDP)General government debt (in31.931.832.1 billions of euros) (Reporting by Marja NovakEditi...Read More

ZAGREB, March 30 (Reuters) - Croatia's central bank releasedthe following currency reserves data on Friday: CURRENCY RESERVES (mln EUR)FEBJAN FEB 2017Croatian National Bank*16,062.5 16,227.714,130.3 - Currency and deposits15,704.3 15,869.113,739.3 Commercial banks3,390.83,390.8 3,463.9NOTE - * The overall amount includes both currency anddeposits as well as reserves at the IMF. (Reporting by Igor...Read More

ZAGREB, March 30 (Reuters) - Croatia's central bank releasedthe following money supply figures on Friday: MONEY SUPPLYFEBJAN FEB 2017Reserve money (million HRK) 89,940.6 88,884.373,189.0 M1 money supply 99,342.0 97,146.382,605.6 Broadest money M4304,458.3301,689.9 293,408.0 NOTE - One Croatian kuna equals $0.1659. The central bank hasslightly revised January figures. (Reporting by Igor IlicEditing...Read More

ISTANBUL, March 30 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan saidon Friday Turkey will achieve high econonomic growth in 2018 andwill keep its door "wide open" to international investors."I have bad news for those trying to use exchange rates asbogeymen to scare our people," Erdogan told members of hisruling AK Party. "Turkey will once again thwart the games beingplayed against...Read More

SHANGHAI, March 30 (Reuters) - China's primary money ratesmoved higher this week as demand for cash rose at the quarter'send, and as the central bank drained liquidity from markets fora second consecutive week.At 0745 GMT on Friday, the volume-weighted average rate ofthe benchmark seven-day repo traded in theinterbank market, considered the best indicator of generalliquidity in China, was 3.0717 p...Read More

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchangeregulator said on Friday that it had no holdings of shortforeign currency positions in forwards and futures versus theyuan at the end of February, unchanged from its Januaryposition.China began reporting the data early last year, followingspeculation the central bank was using currency swaps and otherderivatives to intervene in offshore foreign...Read More

(Adds details)By Marcin GoettigWARSAW, March 30 (Reuters) - Poland's central budget posteda higher surplus of 4.5 billion zlotys ($1.32 billion) in thefirst two months of 2018 compared to 0.9 billion zlotys in thesame period a year earlier, finance ministry data showed onFriday.Total budget expenditure in the period fell by 4.2 percentyear-on-year to 57.6 billion zlotys, mainly thanks to a lowersu...Read More

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MOSCOW, March 30 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble was steadyand stocks posted small gains in light trade on Friday, asconcerns about tensions with the West were tempered byindications that Russia was not seeking to escalate the crisis.The rouble had added 0.1 percent to 57.21 versus the dollaras of 0720 GMT and was little changed at 70.50against the euro .The rouble has firmed 0.7 percent against th...Read More

WARSAW, March 30 (Reuters) - Poland's central budget posteda surplus of 4.5 billion zlotys($1.32 billion) in the firsttwo months of 2018, the finance ministry said on Friday.The ministry said in a statement that value added tax (VAT)revenue for the period fell due to the high base from theprevious year. In February alone VAT revenue rose by 12.3percent year-on-year, the ministry said.($1 = 3.4197...Read More

Following a request by the Colchester County council, Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources delayed issuing a request for proposals for gold exploration in the Warwick Mountain area until early May.The 30,000-hectare terrain between Earltown, Tatamagouche, and Wentworth is considered to have potential for the development of multiple gold mines.But according to local publication The Chronic...Read More

Following a request by the Colchester County council, Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources delayed issuing a request for proposals for gold exploration in the Warwick Mountain area until early May.The 30,000-hectare terrain between Earltown, Tatamagouche, and Wentworth is considered to have potential for the development of multiple gold mines.But according to local publication The Chronic...Read More

SHANGHAI, March 30 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed againstthe dollar on Friday and is set to post its biggest quarterlygain in a decade, as the country attracts capital inflows andU.S. trade frictions bolstered expectations of a firmer Chinesecurrency.Taking cues from a firmer mid-point set by China's centralbank, the yuan opened at 6.2870 per dollar in thespot market and was changing hands at 6.2...Read More

March 30 (Reuters) - There will be no precious market reporton Friday, March 30, as most markets are closed for a holiday.Reuters will resume precious metals coverage on Monday,April 2. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however, neither K...Read More

* For an accompanying table, click SHANGHAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Chinese fund managers slashedtheir suggested equity exposure for the next three months to an18-month low amid worries that the China-U.S. trade spat couldbring uncertainties to the world's second largest economy andits capital markets.They cut their suggested equity allocations to 70 percentfrom 76.3 percent a month earlier, accordi...Read More