The international reserves of the Russian Federation in the period of 19 May-26 May decreased by 0.5% and decreased to 586.3 billion dollars. reported In materials published on the website of the Bank of Russia.
“As of May 26, the volume of international reserves decreased by US$3 billion over the week to US$586.3 billion,” the regulator said.
May 25 CBR reportedBetween May 12 and May 19, the volume of Russia’s international reserves decreased by 10.2 billion dollars to 589.3 billion dollars.
Prior to that, RIA Novosti reported that the German government had frozen Russian assets worth 5.23 billion euros until April 12. In the spring, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation estimated the amount of international reserves of Russia frozen in the West at $ 300 billion.
Earlier, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that in the future it is possible to exchange shares blocked in Russia for frozen securities in the West. But this requires the interests of the second party, there is no possibility of “wholesale exchange” yet.
Source: Gazeta
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