The Central Bank of the Russian Federation said that by May 1, the country’s international reserves increased by 0.32% compared to their level in April last year, amounting to $595.787 billion.
The Bank of Russia (the Russian regulator) indicated that reserves rose by $1.908 billion, or 0.32%.
For comparison, last year’s reserves as of May 1 were $593.052 billion.
Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets, including foreign exchange, gold and special drawing rights.
Source: TASS