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Pandemic Pushes Russia’s Gold Reserves Above U.S. Dollars For First Ever Time

Pandemic Pushes Russia’s Gold Reserves Above U.S. Dollars For First Ever Time
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The value of Russia’s gold reserves passed its U.S. dollar holdings for the first time in history last year, Central Bank data published Monday showed.

At the end of June 2020, Russia held $128.5 billion in gold, representing 22.9% of Moscow’s total international reserves — and almost $4 billion more than the value of U.S. dollars in its reserves.

Over the last three years Russia has aggressively shifted its foreign reserves out of U.S. dollars and into gold and other currencies, such as the Chinese yuan

To read more visit The Moscow Times.

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1 comment

restorefreedom January 25, 2021 at 11:16 pm

Most countries are physically responsible unlike ours that never makes a budget but temporary fixes. Our politicians actually think they’re responsible and maybe they are except to the citizens of their own country.

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