Turkish Central Bank reserves reach $90.9 bln in May
ANKARA- Anadolu Agency
The Turkish Central Bank on June 26 announced its official reserves totaled $90.9 billion as of the end of May.
Total reserve assets soared 5.3% this May, versus $86.3 billion in April, the bank's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity report showed.
Foreign currency reserves- in convertible foreign currencies totaled some $52.8 billion, up 5.4% on a monthly basis.
In May, the bank's gold reserves including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped- also rose 5.4% over the previous month to $36.7 billion.
Meanwhile, the bank’s official reserves fell slightly 1.3% year-on-year, down from $95.6 billion at the end of May 2019.
In December 2013, its total reserves hit their all-time peak at nearly $136 billion, including some $21 billion in gold reserves.
