EDB: Belarus’ gold and foreign currency reserves hit five-year high

Belarus’ gold and foreign currency reserves have reached their highest levels in five years, according to the weekly macroeconomic review of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), sb.by reports

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“The gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus increased by $410.6m over January 2025 to $9333.2m as of February 1st, 2025, renewing the maximum in the last five years,” the report said.

The EDB added that the key factor was the increase in the value of gold in the reserve structure by $345.2m due to a 7.8 percent rise in world prices in January.