Moscow. May 5. The total volume of the Reserve Fund on the first of may of 2016, totaled $ 2 trillion 892,35 billion rubles, equivalent to $44,96 billion from the national welfare Fund (NWF) – 4 trillion 751,69 billion rubles, equivalent to $73,86 billion, said the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
Reserve Fund on the first of April amounted to 3 trillion 420,92 billion ($50,60 billion), NWF is 4 trillion 947,33 billion ($73,18 billion). Thus, the volume of the Reserve Fund in April decreased by 528,6 billion rubles, NWF – to 195,64 billion.
Thus to Finance the Federal budget deficit in April from the Reserve Fund in foreign currency accounts with the Bank of Russia was sold $2.62 billion, which is 2.30 billion euros and 0.41 billion pounds over 390 billion. This is the first sale of currency from the Fund in the current year. The last time the Finance Ministry sold foreign currency to Finance the budget deficit in December 2015 710,7 billion.
Also to co-Finance the formation of pension savings of insured persons who paid additional insurance premiums for accumulative part of labor pension in 2015, in April from the national welfare Fund in accounts with the Bank of Russia’s Finance Ministry sold $100 million of 6.79 billion. The proceeds credited to the account to record funds of the Federal budget. In may 2015, for these purposes (dopusnal 2014) from the Fund was directed of 9.43 billion, which has sold eight million dollars, 70 million euros and ten million pounds.
Balances in separate accounts to record funds of the Reserve Fund amounted to: $of 20.08 billion, of 17.95 billion euros, of 3.03 billion pounds.
The total estimated amount of income from placing funds of the Reserve Fund on accounts in foreign currency with the Bank of Russia, recalculated in dollars, for the period from 15 January to 30 April was $0,13 billion, equivalent to 8.35 billion roubles. The exchange rate difference from revaluation of balances on these accounts from January to April 30 amounted to a negative value – minus 358,22 billion.
In separate accounts to record funds of the NWF with the Bank of Russia placed: $19,56 billion, 20,76 EUR billion, 3.83 billion pounds.
On Deposit with Vnesheconombank placed 195,03 billion rubles and $6.25 billion In debt obligations of Ukraine invested three billion dollars in securities of Russian issuers related to the implementation of sustainable infrastructure projects – 112,63 billion and the $4.11 billion in preferred shares of credit institutions – 278,99 billion.
On deposits in VTB and Gazprombank to Finance sustainable infrastructure projects located 164,43 billion.
The total estimated amount of income from placing funds of the NWF on accounts in foreign currency with the Bank of Russia, recalculated in dollars, for the period from 15 January to 30 April was $0.12 billion, the equivalent of 7.43 billion. The exchange rate difference from revaluation of the Fund since the first of January to 30 of April was minus 468,71 billion rubles, including: balances in foreign currency with the Bank of Russia – minus 354,42 billion rubles, on funds placed on deposits in dollars in the EBV – minus for 53.47 billion rubles, on funds placed in the debt obligations of Ukraine – minus 25,65 billion rubles, denominated in foreign currency securities of Russian issuers related to the implementation of sustainable infrastructure projects – minus the 35, 17 billion rubles.
In April, the Federal budget received the revenues from the placement of funds of the NWF: on Deposit with VEB – 2.36 billion rubles, equivalent to $0.04 bn, on a subordinated Deposit in Gazprombank – 1.81 billion rubles, equivalent to $0.03 bn
The aggregate income from placing funds of the NWF is permitted in financial assets, with the exception of funds on Bank accounts of Russia, from January to April amounted to 13.84 billion rubles, equivalent to $0.20 billion.
