ArmInfo. In January 2021, the gross international reserves of Armenia decreased by 8.2% (after growth by 14.8% in December and against the decline of 6.3% in January 2020), amounting to $ 2.4 billion.
This is evidenced by the data of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia. Of these, the lion's share is $ 2.394 billion. We account for external assets in SDR, and the share of SDR in the IMF amounted to $ 6.3 million. According to the regulator's report, for January 2021, external assets in the SD launched the dynamics aside 8.2% of the decline since December 16.2% Growth, and the share of SDR slowed down from 74.6% to 30%, against the decline by 6.2% and 17%, respectively, in January 2020.
In the annual context (January 2021 to January 2020), gross international reserves decreased by 10.1%, against the background of a decline in external assets in SD 10.2% and the growth of the SDR share in the IMF by 23%. A year earlier, in January 2020 by January 2019, the growth of gross international reserves was recorded by 33.9% with a similar 34% increase in external assets in the SDR and the modest growth of the SDR share in the IMF by 2.9%.
Recall that at the end of 2020, the gross international reserves of Armenia amounted to $ 2.616 billion, external assets in SDR - $ 2.607 billion, and the share of SDR in the IMF - $ 9 million. In 2020, NMR decreased by 8.2% (against growth by 26.1% In 2019), external assets in SLE - by 8.3%, and the share of SDR is 46%, against growth by 26.2% and 3.2%, respectively, in 2019. Within 2020, the downward dynamics of VMR was observed in January-April, then an upward trend was highlighted in May, after which the recession resumed, persistent until December. The share of SDR in the IMF also decreased in the first four months, jumper sharply in May, after which the decline resumed, and in June-November there was a monthly moderate session, and in December, sharp. External assets in SKV demonstrated ascending dynamics in May, August and December. The share of banking gold in gross international reserves of Armenia is reset back in December 2003.
