Of $574.2 billion in total as of March 1, $410.1 billion was
held in foreign currency, or 71.4%, the data showed. Gold
accounted for 23.6% at $135.6 billion.
(Reporting by Alexander Marrow
Editing by Gareth Jones)
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said
on Wednesday that foreign currency made up more than 70% of its
international reserves as of March 1, as it expanded the set of
data it publishes on the structure of the country's overseas
holdings.
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