11:30, 11 марта 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
Gross international reserves of are growing for the second month in a row. Such conclusions can be drawn from the statistics presented by the National Bank of .
It is noted that in February, international reserves amounted to $ 1, 991.49 billion. For thirty days, they increased by $ 8.42 million.
In January, the increase in reserves amounted to $ 13.94 million despite the interventions of the National Bank in the foreign exchange market. This was caused by the rise in gold prices.
In December 2016, the international gold and foreign exchange reserves also increased — by $51.26 million. In
The National Bank uses international reserves to carry out interventions on purchase or sale of dollars to avoid sharp currency exchange fluctuations. In January, the National Bank of the twice entered the foreign exchange market, selling $ 17,650 million. In February, the National Bank did not conduct any interventions.