TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 9. Uzbekistan's gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled $39.1 billion in August 2024.
According to the data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, this indicator has decreased by 4.5 percent over the month ($37.4 billion in July 2024).
Gold holds the nation's majority of reserves, totaling $30.3 billion. Gold reserves increased by 4.1 percent compared to the previous month ($29.1 billion in July 2024).
According to the latest numbers, foreign currency assets amounted to $8.1 billion in August, which shows a growth of 6.5 percent compared to $7.6 billion in July 2024.
Meanwhile, the volume of official reserve assets in Uzbekistan amounted to $37.4 billion as of August 1, having increased by $1.06 billion in July.
Furthermore, Uzbekistan exported gold worth $4.1 billion from January through June 2024. This figure has decreased by 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year ($4.3 billion in January–June 2023).