23 Apr 2019 RUSSIA ADDS 500,000 OUNCES OF GOLD TO RESERVES IN MARCH... Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves Rose to 2152.36 Tons in March... Russia added 500,000 ounces of gold (15.5 tons) to reserves in March. Russian gold reserves are the fifth largest central bank holdings in the world. Russia added a record 271 tons of gold to reserves in 2018. Since June 2015, the Central Bank of Russia has added over 882 tons of gold to reserves. Overall Russian reserves rose from $482.610 in February to $487.8b in March. Russian holdings of U.S. Treasuries were at $14.06 billion in August 2018 down from $48.1 billion in April 2018. Gold reserves worth $90.010 billion constitute 18.5% of overall Russian reserves. The Central Bank of Russia added 86% of its domestic gold mining production of 314 tons to reserves in 2018. Watch the video companion to “Russia Adds 500,000 Ounces of Gold To Reserves in March” https://ello.co/velos/post/en3pm_rrxdkmvq_3of5dmw