The Czech National Bank (CNB) sold the equivalent of EUR262mn of its foreign reserves in August, as part of its programme to sell some of the returns of its international reserves launched in August 2023. This was the second-smallest amount since the programme started, exceeding only the EUR105mn sale realised a year earlier.

• Czechia's international reserves rose to EUR138.1bn in September from EUR137.9bn prior, according to latest data released by the central bank.