2 Apr 2012 17:30

Reserve Fund expands 20.15 bln rubles in March, National Welfare Fund increases 23.9 bln rubles - MinFin

MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) - Russia's total Reserve Fund stood at 1.8266 trillion rubles on April 1, 2012 ($62.28 billion) while the National Welfare Fund came to 2.6248 trillion rubles ($89.5 billion), the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

It was earlier reported that the Reserve Fund came to 1.806 trillion rubles on March 1 ($62.4 billion) while the Welfare Fund stood at 2.601 trillion rubles ($89.84 billion).

Therefore, the Reserve Fund expanded by 20.15 billion rubles in March while the National Welfare Fund increased by 23.9 billion rubles.