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Foreign exchange Reserves – over 12 Lakhs Crores

The latest FE Reserves position as announced by the RBI:-

As on Aug. 8, 2008

1

2

Rs. Crores

3

US Dollars Mns

Total Reserves

12,66,326

300,010

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

12,22,789

289,760

(b) Gold

41,366

9,735

(c) SDRs

46

11

(d) Reserve Position in the IMF**

2,125

504

** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.

Source: RBI Weekly Statistical Supplement.