In the structure of foreign currency assets of Belarusian government agencies and official institutions the reserve assets amounted to $4.63 billion as of 1 August, up from $4.31 billion as of 1 July. Of the total sum convertible currency assets made $1.86 billion, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) amounted to $518 million, the value of gold (including borrowed gold) was estimated at $1.7 billion, while other reserve assets totaled $500.1 million.
As of 1 August other assets in foreign currency and gold outside the reserve assets (fluid assets in banks with a rating below the investment category in accordance with Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor's, and Moody's Investors Service) amounted to $787.1 million. The number included deposits ($509.3 million), gold deposits ($250 million), and securities ($27.8 million).
As of 1 August the amount of money Belarusian government agencies and official institutions are supposed to spend during the year was estimated at nearly $5.9 billion. The money will have to be paid on loans and securities.
Belarus' contingent liabilities in foreign currency may require paying out nearly $1.34 billion within 12 months after 1 August 2016.

