National Bank’s net foreign assets down 1.8% in Jan-Nov 2021 to $7.153bn
<p> MINSK, Dec 14 – PrimePress. Net foreign assets of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) amounted to U.S. $7.153 billion as of 1 Dec 2021, down 1.8% year to date, the National Bank of Belarus said in a statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> The National Bank’s net foreign assets decreased following an increase in gross foreign assets by 7.1% in Jan-Nov 2021 to $8.67 billion and a 37.4% increase in foreign liabilities to $1.125 billion as of Dec 1, 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> Monetary gold accounted for $4.515bn of the National Bank’s gross foreign assets as of Dec 1, 2021 (up 30% year to date), deposits – $2.944bn (up 2.8%), credits – $6.246m (down 154 times), securities (except shares) – $674.84m (down 14.4%), foreign exchange – $530.29m (up 55.2 times), other assets –$39,280, to compare with $0 as of 1 Jan, 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> Credits accounted for $78.95m of the National Bank’s external liabilities as of Dec 1, 2021 (down 68.6% year to date), securities (except shares) – none as in the beginning of the year, deposits – $8.995m (down 4 times), other liabilities – $1.43bn (down 2.7 times). </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2020, net foreign assets of the Belarusian government and the National Bank of Belarus decreased by 17.4% to U.S. $7.28 billion as of January 1, 2021. End </p>
2021-12-15
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National Bank’s net foreign assets down 1.8% in Jan-Nov 2021 to $7.153bn
MINSK, Dec 14 – PrimePress. Net foreign assets of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) amounted to U.S. $7.153 billion as of 1 Dec 2021, down 1.8% year to date, the National Bank of Belarus said in a statistical report.
The National Bank’s net foreign assets decreased following an increase in gross foreign assets by 7.1% in Jan-Nov 2021 to $8.67 billion and a 37.4% increase in foreign liabilities to $1.125 billion as of Dec 1, 2021.
Monetary gold accounted for $4.515bn of the National Bank’s gross foreign assets as of Dec 1, 2021 (up 30% year to date), deposits – $2.944bn (up 2.8%), credits – $6.246m (down 154 times), securities (except shares) – $674.84m (down 14.4%), foreign exchange – $530.29m (up 55.2 times), other assets –$39,280, to compare with $0 as of 1 Jan, 2021.
Credits accounted for $78.95m of the National Bank’s external liabilities as of Dec 1, 2021 (down 68.6% year to date), securities (except shares) – none as in the beginning of the year, deposits – $8.995m (down 4 times), other liabilities – $1.43bn (down 2.7 times).
In 2020, net foreign assets of the Belarusian government and the National Bank of Belarus decreased by 17.4% to U.S. $7.28 billion as of January 1, 2021. End