North Macedonia’s gross international reserves soared by an annual 24.9% to €4.920bn at the end of November (chart), slowing slightly from a 26.9% growth in the previous month, central bank data indicated.
Compared with the previous month, the FX reserves fell 1.1% in November, reversing a 12.9% increase in October.
Compared with the end of 2023, when they stood at over €4.5bn, North Macedonia's official reserves rose by 8.4%.
In terms of financial instruments, most of the reserves were in securities (68.2%), followed by currencies and deposits (20.4%) and monetary gold (11.4%).
An evaluation of foreign exchange reserve adequacy indicators shows they remain within a safe range.