4 May 2010 14:42

Reserve Fund contracts $12.3 bln in April

MOSCOW. May 4 (Interfax) - Aggregate Russian Reserve Fund volume stood at 1.189 trillion rubles ($40.59 billion) on May 1 versus 1.553 trillion rubles ($52.90 billion) on April 1 this year, the Finance Ministry said.

The National Welfare Fund totaled 2.602 trillion rubles ($88.83 billion) on May 1, down from 2.630 trillion rubles ($89.58 billion) on April 1.