OREANDA-NEWS. November 30, 2010. Belarus’ international reserves, by on the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standards, went down 2.6% in October, but increased 3.1% in January-October 2010 to USD 5.828 billion as of November 1, 2010, according to the National Statistics Committee.

As of November 1, foreign currency reserve assets amounted to USD 3.065 billion, up 21.6% in the first ten months, the amount of monetary gold reached the equivalent of USD 1.179 billion, up 43.6%, and other assets were at USD 1.005 billion, down 42%.

Special drawing rights were at USD 579.5 million as of November 1, up 0.2% from January 1, 2010. Belarus’ IMF reserve position is at USD 0 million, showing no change

In 2009, Belarus’ reserves went up by USD 2.591 billion, or 84.7%. This year, international reserves are projected to rise by USD 500 million-USD 1.83 billion.