"The volume of international reserves as of August 7 amounted to $ 600.7 billion, having increased over the week by $ 8.9 billion, or 1.5%," the regulator's website says.

It is noted that the changes occurred under the influence of a positive exchange rate revaluation and an increase in gold prices.

As pointed out by RIA Novosti, thus the size of Russia's international reserves has reached a historical maximum.

Earlier, economist Denis Raksha, in an interview with NSN, assessed the position of Russian banks on gold.