OREANDA-NEWS  Russia's international reserves increased by $14.3 billion in a week, to $734.1 billion, according to the Central Bank.

According to him, the indicator rose sharply by 2 percent from November 7 to November 14, mainly due to a positive revaluation.

In mid-September, the size of Russian reserves surpassed the $700 billion mark for the first time, and by October 18, simultaneously with record-breaking gold, it reached a historic high, after which it declined for three weeks in a row amid a corrective drop in precious metal prices, decreasing by $ 22.6 billion during this time.

International, or gold and foreign exchange, reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available to the regulator. We are talking about foreign currencies, gold, a reserve position in the IMF and special drawing rights.