Kazakhstan gold/forex reserves rise to $21.7 bln

ALMATY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's net gold and foreign
currency reserves rose to $21.7 billion as of August 29 from
$20.5 billion on August 15, the central bank said on Thursday.

It said in a statement the Central Asian state's total
international reserves rose to $48.3 billion compared to $46.6
billion previously. International reserves include the National
Fund, an oil income stability fund.

The central bank has provided the following data for its
reserves this year:

Aug 29 $21.7 bln

Aug 15 $20.5 bln

July 31 $21.0 bln

June 30 $21.1 bln

June 16 $21.4 bln

May 30 $21.5 bln

May 15 $21.0 bln

April 30 $20.7 bln

April 15 $19.8 bln

March 31 $19.3 bln

March 14 $19.5 bln

Feb.29 $19.0 bln

Feb.15 $18.7 bln

Jan.31 $19.2 bln

Jan.15 $18.5 bln

Dec.29 2007 $17.4 bln
(Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Victoria Main)