Gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus keep melting
- 9.12.2010, 11:48
Gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus have decreased by $143 million within the last month.
As BelaPAN was informed in the National Bank, gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus, calculated according to IMF, have decreased by $142.8 mln. (2,4%) within November and amount to $5 bln. 705,4 mln. as of December 1st, 2010.
Herewith in comparison with the beginning of 2010 the amount of gold and foreign currency reserves has increased by $52,9 mln. (0,9%).
As of December, 1st reserve assets in foreign currency amounted to $2 bln. 803,9 mln. in the structure of gold and foreign reserves, having decreased by $ 260,6 mln. (8,5%) within November. Herewith since the beginning of the year their amount has increased by $284 mln., or 11,3%.
Monetary gold price has increased within November by $385 mln. (32,6%) and as of December,1st has reached $1 bln. 564,2 mln. against $821,1 mln. at the beginning of the year.
Other assets as of December, 1st amounted to $774,8 mln, that is $ 229,8 mln. (22,9%) less.
