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International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity of the Republic of Belarus
as of January 1, 2012
USD mln
  
I. Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets (approximate market value)10 641.3
A. Official reserve assets7 915.9
1. Foreign currency reserves (in convertible foreign currencies)4 488.7
a. Securities0.0
of which: issuer headquartered in reporting country but located abroad0.0
b. Total currency and deposits4 488.7
(i) other national central bank, BIS and IMF382.5
(ii) bank headquatered in the reporting country0.0
of which: located abroad0.0
(iii) bank headquatered outside the reporting country4 106.2
of which: located in the reporting country0.0
2. IMF reserve position0.0
3. SDRs572.4
4. Gold (including gold deposits)1 904.7
– volume in millions of fine troy ounces1.2
5. Other reserve assets (specify)950.1
– financial derivatives0.0
– loans to nonbank nonresidents0.0
– externally managed assets72.3
– repo assets868.1
– other9.7
B. Other foreign currency assets not included in official reserve assets (specify)*2 725.4
– securities550.2
– deposits1 820.4
– loans0.0
– financial derivatives0.0
– gold354.3
– other0.5
II. Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value)
 TotalMaturity breakdown
(residual maturity)
up to
1 month		more than 1 and up to
3 month		more than 3 month and
up to 1 year
1. Foreign currency loans, securities, and deposits-1 850.7-367.8-122.2-1 360.7
Outflows (–)-1 868.9-371.2-124.9-1 372.8
Principal-1 384.4-310.0-22.7-1 051.7
Interest-484.5-61.2-102.2-321.1
Inflows (+)18.23.42.712.1
Principal7.81.31.05.5
Interest10.42.11.76.6
2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards
and futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis
the domestic currency (including the forward leg
of currency swaps)		-1 006.1-949.5-7.8-48.8
a. Short positions (–)-1 006.1-949.5-7.8-48.8
b. Long positions (+)0.00.00.00.0
3. Other (specify)0.00.00.00.0
III. Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value)
 TotalMaturity breakdown
(residual maturity, where applicable)
up to 1 monthmore than 1 and up to
3 month		more than 3 month and
up to 1 year
1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency-1 347.7-134.4-24.8-1 188.5
1.1. Collateral guarantees on debt falling due within 1 year-1 227.7-14.4-24.8-1 188.5
1.2. Other contingent liabilities-120.0-120.00.00.0
2. Foreign currency securities issued
with embedded options (puttable bonds)		0.00.00.00.0
3. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by:0.00.00.00.0
3.1. Other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF,
and other international organizations		0.00.00.00.0
other national monetary authorities (+)0.00.00.00.0
BIS (+)0.00.00.00.0
IMF (+)0.00.00.00.0
other international organizations (+)0.00.00.00.0
3.2. With banks and other financial institutions headquartered in the reporting country (+)0.00.00.00.0
3.3. With banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside the reporting country (+)0.00.00.00.0
4. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided to:0.00.00.00.0
4.1. Other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF, and other international organizations0.00.00.00.0
other national monetary authorities (–)0.00.00.00.0
BIS (–)0.00.00.00.0
IMF (–)0.00.00.00.0
other international organizations (–)0.00.00.00.0
4.2. With banks and other financial institutions headquartered in the reporting country (–)0.00.00.00.0
4.3. With banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside the reporting country (–)0.00.00.00.0
5. Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the domestic currency0.00.00.00.0
5.1. Short positions0.00.00.00.0
Bought puts0.00.00.00.0
Written calls0.00.00.00.0
5.2. Long positions0.00.00.00.0
Bought puts0.00.00.00.0
Written calls0.00.00.00.0
IV. Memo items
1. To be reported with standard periodicity and timeliness:
1.1. Short–term domestic currency debt indexed to the exchange rate0.0
1.2. Financial instruments denominated in foreign currency and settled by other means
(e.g., in domestic currency)		0.0
derivatives (forwards, futures, or options contracts)0.0
short positions0.0
long positions0.0
other instruments0.0
1.3. Pledged assets0.0
included in reserve assets0.0
included in other foreign currency assets0.0
1.4. Securities lent and on repo868.1
lent or repoed and included in Section I0.0
lent or repoed but not included in Section I0.0
borrowed or acquired and included in Section I0.0
borrowed or acquired but not included in Section I868.1
1.5. Financial derivative assets (net, marked to market)-1 315.4
– forvards-1 315.4
– futures0.0
– swaps0.0
– options0.0
– other0.0
1.6. Derivatives (forward, futures, or options contracts) that have a residual maturity
greater than one year		-1 827.0
– aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the domestic currency (including the forward leg of currency swaps) 
(a) Short positions-1 827.0
(b) Long positions0.0
– aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the domestic currency 
a. Short positions0.0
Bought puts0.0
Written calls0.0
b. Long positions0.0
Bought calls0.0
Written puts0.0
2. To be disclosed less frequently (data is presented at the end of the quarter):
2.1. Currency composition of reserves (by groups of currencies) 
Foreign currency reserves, total**7 915.9
– currencies in SDR basket**7 897.8
– currencies not in SDR basket18.1

* Liquid assets (foreign currency and monetary gold) that don't meet a long–term credit rating "A" on the rating scales of the Fitch Ratings or Standard and Poor’s international rating agencies ("A2" on the Moody’s Investor Service rating scale).

** Including monetary gold, SDRs and IMF reserve position.


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