DUSHANBE, July 22, 2014, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves have reportedly risen 3 percent in a year to June 30, 2014, reaching 1.147 billion U.S. dollars (USD.)
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) head Abdujabbor Shirinov noted on July 22 that they intend to increase the gold and currency reserves by 15 percent by the end of this year.
“Current gold and currency reserves of Tajikistan consist of 12 tons of 24-karat gold and gold bullions are stored both inside Tajikistan and in banks in Switzerland and Germany,” Shirinov said.
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.
