Russia's reserves rise by $13B to $774.2B

International reserves of Russia as of August 28 amounted to $774.2 billion, according to the Central Bank of Russia.

Consensus

• Russia's international reserves reached $774.2 billion on August 28.
• The reserves increased by $13 billion over the week ending August 28.
• The increase was primarily due to positive revaluation.
• International reserves include foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs, IMF reserve position, and other reserve assets.
• The reserves are held by the Central Bank and the Russian government.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Central Bank: Russia's international reserves grew by $13 billion in a week — Коммерсантъ
• Russian international reserves increased by $13 billion from August 21 to 28 — Интерфакс

Key entities

• Russia
• Bank of Russia
• CB
• Moscow
• INTERFAX.RU