February sales slumped by more than 20% in annual terms, an industry association says Worldwide sales of microchips declined 4% in February in monthly terms to $39.7 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported on Thursday.

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Russia has continued to boost its foreign currency reserves, which stood at $569.6 billion as of October 20, the central bank reported this week. According to the regulator, the volume of international reserves increased by $3.6 billion, or 0.6%, in the week from October 13, largely due to “a positive market revaluation.”