MOSCOW, March 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Central Bank said Thursday its gold and foreign currency reserves totaled $212 billion as of April 14, up $3.9 billion from the previous week.
Reserves totaled $205.9 billion March 31, up 5.1% month on month and 12.9% since the beginning of the year.
Since January 1, the Central Bank has calculated its gold reserves based on the market rate. The bank had previously used a fixed price of $300 per troy ounce. The current international gold price exceeds $600 per troy ounce.
