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On the finish of March, RBI held 760.42 metric tonnes of gold (together with gold deposits of 11.08 metric tonnes). Whereas 453.52 metric tonnes of gold is held abroad with the Financial institution of England and the Financial institution of Worldwide Settlements (BIS), 295.82 metric tonnes of gold is held domestically, RBI mentioned in its half-yearly report on administration of foreign exchange reserves.
Whole international trade reserves have been at $607.309 billion.
The report additionally mentioned that India’s international trade reserves have been enough to cowl round 13 months of imports on the finish of 2021 when reserves have been at $633.6 billion.
The reserves fell to $597.7 billion as on April 29 this yr, and subsequently import protection has depleted from the December degree. The reserves hit an all-time excessive of $642.453 billion on September 3 final yr which have been sufficient to cowl almost 15 months of imports on a steadiness of funds foundation.
The international foreign money property comprise multi-currency property which can be held in multi-asset portfolios. As at end-March 2022, out of the full property of $540.72 billion, $363.03 billion was invested in securities, $140.54 billion was deposited with different central banks and the Financial institution for Worldwide Settlements and the steadiness $37.16 billion comprised deposits with business banks abroad, the report confirmed.
