World central banks, according to preliminary data, bought 19.6 tons of gold in gold reserves in August, follows from the data of the World Gold Council (WGC).
This is the fifth consecutive month of growth, although its pace is declining, said WGC analyst Krishan Gopaul.
Turkey, the biggest buyer of gold this year, added another 8.9 tons to its reserves. In total, since the beginning of the year, it has purchased 84 tons of gold and brought its volume in reserves to 478.2 tons.
Uzbekistan bought 8.7 tons of gold in August, from the beginning of the year – 19.3 tons, increasing reserves to 381.3 tons.
In third place in terms of purchases in August was Kazakhstan with 2 tons, although in total since the beginning of the year it has reduced the volume of gold in reserves by 27.6 tons, to 374.8 tons.
Gopaul notes that according to the Central Bank of Qatar, he also bought gold in August, but so far the exact figures have not been disclosed and therefore are not reflected in the WGC statistics.
Dynamics of gold and foreign reserves of Ukraine from 2012 to 2022
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Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the triple jump, showing a result of 15.02 m, the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and the national Olympic team reported.
“Marina Bekh-Romanchuk wins the first gold medal for Ukraine in athletics at the European multisport championship. The victory in the triple jump was brought to the Ukrainian by a result of 15.02 meters, which became her personal record and at the same time the best indicator of the season in Europe,” the Telegram channel says. .
Dynamics of gold and foreign reserves of Ukraine from 2012 to 2022
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Dynamics of gold and foreign reserves of Ukraine from 2012 to 2022
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Ukrainian Yuriy Zakhareev has won a gold medal at the European Boxing Championship among athletes under the age of 22, which takes place in Croatia.
“On March 23, the final bouts of the European U22 Boxing Championship took place in Croatia. Ukrainian Yuriy Zakhareev became the European champion in the weight category up to 71 kg. In the fight for the gold our boxer defeated an opponent from Wales, Garan Croft,” the press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sports said in a statement.
Earlier silver medals were won by Andriy Yefymovich (weight category up to 48 kg), Maksym Vlasiuk (weight category up to 60 kg) and Ivan Sapun (weight category up to 86 kg).
According to the results of the continental championship competitions, the Ukrainian boxing team won ten medals: two gold, three silver and five bronze.
