OREANDA-NEWS. In November of 2015, in accordance with Resolutions of the Russian Government dated January 19, 2008, № 18 and dated November 5, 2013, № 990, financial resources of the National Wealth Fund in the amount of 75.00 billion rubles were placed in the bonds of OJSC Yamal in quantity of 1 156 206 bonds, with par value of one share being 1000 dollars in order to fund an infrastructure project "Construction of a Gas Production and Treatment Integrated Facility and a Liquefied Natural Gas Plant as well as Liquefied Natural Gas and Gas Condensate Shipping Facilities of the South Tambey Gas Condensate Field in the Yamal Peninsular", which was provided for by para 6 of the List of infrastructure projects to be implemented by legal entities in financial assets of which financial resources of the National Wealth Fund and (or) pension savings under the trust management of a state managing company are placed on a redeemable basis. The List was approved by Executive Order of the Russian Government dated November 2013, № 2044-r.

In November of 2015, Bank VTB purchased OJSC RZHD's shares with a total par value of 15.20 billion rubles through using financial resources of the National Wealth Fund earlier placed on the subordinated deposit in order to fund an infrastructure project "Purchase of a Traction Rolling Stock" provided for by para 10 of the said List.

As of December 1, 2015, the aggregate amount of the National Wealth Fund was 4 784.05 billion rubles which is equivalent to 72.22 billion US dollars including:
1) In separate accounts to record funds of the National Wealth Fund with the Bank of Russia:
* 20.45 billion US dollars;
* 21.50 billion euros;
* 3.95 billion pounds sterlings;
2) 195.03 billion rubles and 6.25 billion US dollars were deposited with Vnesheconombank.
3) under an individual decision by the Russian Government 3.00 billion US dollars were placed in debt instruments of foreign states without placing demands on long-term credit ratings.
4) in bonds of Russian issuers related to implementing infrastructure projects, a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - 112.63billion rubles and 2.36 billion US dollars;
5) in preferred shares of credit institutions - 278.99 billion rubles;
6) on deposits of OJSC Bank VTB and Bank GPB (JSC) in order to fund infrastructure projects a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - 164.43 billion rubles.

The aggregate calculated income from placing funds of the National Wealth Fund in foreign currency accounts of the Bank of Russia recalculated in dollars for a period from January 15 to November 30, 2015, was 0.11 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to 7.29 billion rubles.

The exchange rate difference from recalculating monetary resources of the Fund from January 1 to November 30, 2015 was 405.40 billion rubles including:
* balances in foreign exchange accounts with the Bank of Russia - 306.49 billion rubles;
* funds deposited with Vnesheconombank in US dollars - 62.42 billion rubles;
* funds placed in debt instruments of foreign states without placing demands on long-term credit ratings -29.94 billion rubles.
* foreign-currency denominated bonds of Russian issuers related to implementing infrastructure projects, a list of which is approved by the Russian Government - 6.55 billion rubles.

The aggregate income from placing financial resources of the Fund on authorized financial assets with the exception of accounts with the Bank of Russia from January to November of 2015 amounted to 44.32 billion rubles which is equivalent to 0.72 billion US dollars.