Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 5 /Trend A.Badalova, A. Tagiyeva/
Gold and foreign currency reserves of the Turkey's Central Bank decreased by $3.8 billion to $89.201 billion in 2011, the Turkish Central Bank reported on Thursday.
Foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank decreased by $2.77 billion in 2011. In December of 2011 the Bank's foreign currency reserves grew by 9.9 percent to $79.6 billion due to the Central Bank's intervention in financial operations at domestic market
As for Nov. 30 of 2011, foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank amounted to $72.413 billion, which is the record volume in the country's financial history.
Volume of the Turkish Central Bank's gold reserves decreased by $209 million to $10.242 billion in December of 2011.
The Central Bank's foreign assets decreased by $3.14 million to $91.645 billion in December of 2011. The Central Bank's liabilities in foreign currency decreased by $554 million to $49.266 billion, which is by $11.67 billion more than in 2010.