MINSK, 7 February (BelTA) – According to preliminary data Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves in IMF terms stood at $7,968.2 million as of 1 February 2012, up $52.3 million from the beginning of the year, BelTA learned from the Information Office the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. In national terms the gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to $9,493.5 million, up $106.3 million in January 2012. The increase has been facilitated by the higher price for gold on the international market and the positive surplus of foreign currency transactions at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange. The National Bank and the government fully met external and domestic obligations in foreign currency.

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