International Economy Briefs 　　*The Philippines' central bank continued to buy in US$200 million in the past month, in a bid to prevent its currency from rebounding too fast as it will affect its export competitiveness. 　　The foreign exchange reserve of this country hit US$11.7 billion by the end of February 2. 　　*The Indonesian government will adopt more measures to increase its grain output in place of rice imports. 　　*The Philippines in 1998 had a US$29.5 billion worth of exports, 16.9 percent (about US$4 billion) over the previous year, the fastest growth rate in this region. WorldNews 1999-02-04 Page7 Full Story in Chinese