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Poland’s reserve asset holdings in June 2019
Date: 05-07-2019
NBP data: At the end of June 2019, Poland’s official reserve assets, managed by Narodowy Bank Polski, stood at EUR 103.4bn, or USD 117.8bn in US dollar terms.
On 5 July 2019, Narodowy Bank Polski released the monthly data on the country's official reserve asset holdings. According to the release, these holdings expressed in euro terms amounted to EUR 103.4bn as at the end of June 2019, i.e. EUR 3.0bn lower than at the end of May 2019. In US dollar terms, the reserve holdings decreased by USD 0.8bn, reaching USD 117.8bn.
In managing foreign exchange reserves, Narodowy Bank Polski – while striving to maximize the return on the assets – gives priority to their safe investment and the requisite level of liquidity. NBP invests in typical instruments used by central banks. The bulk of the reserves (over 70%) is invested in Treasury securities as well as securities issued by international institutions and government agencies. The remainder of the reserves is maintained in the form of term deposits at banks with a high credit standing and in monetary gold.
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