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On a monthly basis, reserves declined by 0.30% in August, from KWD 11.588 billion in July, according to a report by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) released on Tuesday.
The growth in Kuwait’s international reserves was supported by the increase in total currency and deposits at the CBK, which rose by 4.38% year-on-year to KWD 10.346 billion in August.
The GCC country’s reserves at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) surged 40.46% year-on-year to KWD 159 million at the end of August, the CBK’s data showed.
At the other end of the spectrum, special drawing rights declined by 2.88% to KWD 563.5 million during the eighth month of the year, compared to KWD 580 million in the year-ago period.
The value of monetary gold at the CBK stabilised at KWD 31.7 million.
Translated by: Muhammad Abdul-Wakeel
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