This was reported on the regulator's website.

"The volume of international reserves as of July 9 amounted to $ 593.7 billion, having increased by $ 2.8 billion over the week," the statement said.

It is clarified that the increase in the volume of international reserves was mainly due to the increase in gold prices.

Earlier, Lazar Badalov, Associate Professor at the Department of World Finance at the Financial University under the Government of Russia, in an interview with Newinform, assessed the prospects of the Russian banking sector in 2021.