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Poland’s reserve assets in April 2015
Date: 07-05-2015
NBP data: At the end of April 2015, Poland’s official reserve assets, managed by Narodowy Bank Polski, stood at EUR 91.8 billion, or 102.9 billion in US dollar terms.
On 7 May 2015, NBP released its data on the country’s official reserve asset holdings. According to the data, at the end of April 2015 these amounted to EUR 91.8 billion against EUR 90.6 billion at the end of March. In US dollar terms, Poland’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 102.9 billion, having grown by close to USD 5.8 billion since end of March 2015.
In managing foreign exchange reserves, Narodowy Bank Polski - while striving to maximize the return on the assets – gives priority to their safe investment and a requisite level of liquidity. NBP invests in typical instruments used by central banks. The bulk of the reserves is invested in Treasury securities and certain amounts are held as securities issued by international institutions and government agencies. A fraction of the reserves is maintained in the form of term deposits at banks with a high credit standing and in gold.
See: Official foreign reserve holdings of NBP »