National Bank’s net foreign assets down 17.4% in Jan-Dec 2020 to $7.28bn
<p> MINSK, Jan 15 – PrimePress. Net foreign assets of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) amounted to U.S. $7.28 billion in 2020, down 22.4% year on year, the National Bank of Belarus said in a statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> The National Bank’s net foreign assets reduced following a decrease in gross foreign assets by 17.4% in Jan-Dec 2020 to $8.099 billion and an 17.6% decrease in foreign liabilities to $818.9 million as of Jan 1, 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> Monetary gold accounted for $3.473bn of the National Bank’s gross foreign assets as of Jan 1, 2020 (up 21.7% since early 2020), deposits – $2.865bn (down 49.6%), credits – $962.8m (down 3.1%), securities (except shares) – $787.9m (up 3.4 times), foreign exchange – $9.6m (down 78.6%), other assets – $2,300 against $2,400 as of Jan 1, 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> Credits accounted for $251.7m of the National Bank’s external liabilities as of Jan 1, 2021 (down 40.6% since early 2020), securities (except shares) – none as in the beginning of the year, deposits – $36m (down 40.3%), other liabilities – $531m (up 4.2%). </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2019, net foreign assets of the Belarusian government and the National Bank of Belarus grew by 41.3% to U.S. $8.815 billion as of January 1, 2020. End </p>
2021-01-16
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National Bank’s net foreign assets down 17.4% in Jan-Dec 2020 to $7.28bn
MINSK, Jan 15 – PrimePress. Net foreign assets of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) amounted to U.S. $7.28 billion in 2020, down 22.4% year on year, the National Bank of Belarus said in a statistical report.
The National Bank’s net foreign assets reduced following a decrease in gross foreign assets by 17.4% in Jan-Dec 2020 to $8.099 billion and an 17.6% decrease in foreign liabilities to $818.9 million as of Jan 1, 2021.
Monetary gold accounted for $3.473bn of the National Bank’s gross foreign assets as of Jan 1, 2020 (up 21.7% since early 2020), deposits – $2.865bn (down 49.6%), credits – $962.8m (down 3.1%), securities (except shares) – $787.9m (up 3.4 times), foreign exchange – $9.6m (down 78.6%), other assets – $2,300 against $2,400 as of Jan 1, 2020.
Credits accounted for $251.7m of the National Bank’s external liabilities as of Jan 1, 2021 (down 40.6% since early 2020), securities (except shares) – none as in the beginning of the year, deposits – $36m (down 40.3%), other liabilities – $531m (up 4.2%).
In 2019, net foreign assets of the Belarusian government and the National Bank of Belarus grew by 41.3% to U.S. $8.815 billion as of January 1, 2020. End