Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The volume of net gold and foreign exchange reserves of Uzbekistan as of 1 January 2021 exceeded US$34.9 billion, according to data from the Central Bank.

According to the regulator, this indicator increased by US$2.01 billion compared to last month.

Net gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by US$1.9 billion and amounted to US$33.8 billion.

The regulator notes that reserves in foreign currency as of 1 January made up US$14.3 billion against US$14.05 billion as of 1 December.

The volume of gold increased from US$18.45 billion to US$20.21 billion. The volume of gold in net troy ounces increased from 10.4 million to 10.7 million troy ounces.