Egypt's foreign reserves registered a $38 surge to hit $16.909 billion at the end of October from $16.871 billion in September, the central bank announced on Thursday. This signals the fourth consecutive month that the country's foreign reserves witnessed a rise. Last October, Egypt repaid a Qatari deposit worth $500 million, which was deposited in the central bank as part of Qatari aid during the rule of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Meanwhile, another deposit worth $2.5 billion will be returned within the current November. The values of Egypt's foreign reserves held by the Central Bank of Egypt during 2014: Month Value (US$ Bln) January 17.104 February 17,307 March 17.414 April 17.489 May 17.283 June 16.687 July 16.736 August $16.835 September $16.871 October $16.909