DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves rose 12.5 percent in a year to December 31, 2014, reaching approximately 1.6 billion U.S. dollars (USD), the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Abdujabbor Shirinov, told journalists in Dushanbe on January 20.
According to him, Tajik central bank last year purchased nearly 1,500 kilograms of gold and current gold reserve of Tajikistan consists of little more than 11 tons of 24-karat gold and gold bullions that are stored both inside Tajikistan and in European banks.
Tajikistan’s currency basket currently includes the U.S. dollar, the euro, the pound, the Swiss franc, the yuan, the Swedish krona, the Norwegian krone, etc.
As of December 31, 2013, Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves were estimated at 1.0715 billion U.S. dollars, which was 10.2 percent more than in 2012. Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves in 2012 were estimated at 972 million USD, which was 170.4 million USD more than in 2011.
