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According to the data published by the Central Bank of Russia, the value of the country's gold reserves at the end of April updated the previous record and amounted to $247 billion.
Based on the regulator's reports published earlier this week, Russia's international reserves increased to $680.3 billion on May 1. At the beginning of last month, the figure amounted to $647.4 billion.
In April, the Russian Federation’s investments in the yellow metal grew by 7.9%, setting a new maximum of $247 billion. The share of gold in Russian assets also rose to 36.3% compared to 35.4% for the same period last year. At the moment, the country ranks fifth in the world in terms of precious metal reserves.