1月1日欧元正式启动。它将对欧洲和世界经济带来深刻影响。1月2日韩国中央银行宣布，韩国1998年外汇储备总额为485．1亿美元，大大超出国际货币基金组织要求的标准。据台湾“央行”统计，截至1998年底，台湾外汇储备已达903亿美元，比1998年6月底增加了70亿美元。1月4日瑞士中央 January 1 the euro officially started. It will have a profound impact on the economies of Europe and the world. January 2 The Central Bank of Korea announced that South Korea had a total foreign exchange reserve of 48.51 billion U.S. dollars in 1998, well above the standards required by the International Monetary Fund. According to statistics released by Taiwan’s Central Bank, as of the end of 1998, Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves reached 90.3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 7 billion U.S. dollars from the end of June 1998. January 4 Central Switzerland