Russian international reserves down $2.1 bln in week

14:54, 09.10.2014 1 min read

Russia's international reserves fell $2.1 billion to $454.7 billion in the week to October 3, the Central Bank said on Thursday.

The reserves stood at $456.8 billion on September 26.

They consist of highly liquid financial assets at the disposal of the CB and Russian government, including foreign currency, monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position at the IMF and other reserve assets.