DUSHANBE, January 30, 2014, Asia-Plus — As of December 31, 2013, Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves were estimated at 1.0715 billion U.S. dollars, which is 10.2 percent more than in 2012, Abdujabbor Shirinov, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), told journalists on January 29.
“The country’s gold reserves rose 1.4 tons in a year to December 31, 2013, reaching 13 tons,” Shirinov said, noting that the country’s gold reserves are kept both in Tajikistan and in banks in Europe (in Switzerland and Germany).
We will recall that Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves in 2012 were estimated at 972 million USD, which was 170.4 million USD more than in 2011.
Annual average rate of growth in Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves is reportedly 20-25 percent.
