Belarus' gold, foreign reserves at historic high: central bank

MINSK, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Belarus' gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at 15.7 billion U.S. dollars as of Feb. 1, setting a new historic high, the country's central bank said Wednesday.

In January alone, the reserves increased by 1.3 billion dollars, an 8.9 percent growth.

The largest shares of Belarus' reserve assets are held in foreign currency and monetary gold.

As of Feb. 1, foreign curren