Overview
- The Bank of Russia reported reserves of $763.9 billion as of December 26, 2025 after a one-week increase of $11.3 billion, or 1.5%.
- Officials said the weekly growth was driven mainly by positive revaluation rather than fresh inflows.
- The previous peak was $752.6 billion recorded on December 19, 2025, according to the central bank.
- International reserves comprise foreign currency, Special Drawing Rights, the IMF reserve position, and monetary gold held by the central bank and government.
- Western measures imposed after the start of Moscow’s military operation continue to freeze some assets and restrict transactions related to reserve management.