MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. Russia's international reserves amounted to $720.348 bln as of August 1, 2026, which is 0.01% (or $0.1 bln) lower than at the beginning of July, the Central Bank reported.

As of August 1, 2025, Russia’s international reserves totaled $688.731 bln.

Foreign currency reserves increased by 1.43% and to $6.036 bln, while the value of monetary gold within the reserves fell by 2.05% to $292.854 bln.

Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government. They comprise foreign currency, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a reserve position in the International Monetary Fund and monetary gold. Following the onset of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine Western countries slapped sanctions against the Bank of Russia. Apart from freezing Russia’s gold and foreign currency reserves, all transactions related to management of the regulator’s reserves and assets, as well as transactions with any legal entity, organization or body acting on behalf or at the direction of the Central Bank, were prohibited.