Bln In the week ending June 23, Russia’s gold and forex reserves have soared from $246 billion to $247.2b, the Central Bank of Russia has reported. Over the week, the reserves have grown by $1.2b. The figure has increased by 35.7% from January 1, 2006 when the volume of reserves was at $182.2b.
Source: WWW.NOVECON.RU, June 30, 2006
