Russia’s National Wealth Fund totals $148 bln as of June 1 — finance ministry

TASS · Jun 04, 2025 · 210 words

The article provides a financial update on Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF), detailing its assets as of the date of the report. It specifies the fund's total assets, the components of its holdings, and the changes in its value over time. The tone is purely informational and quantitative.

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“Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) totaled 11.7 trillion rubles as of June 1, 2025, or 5.5% of GDP projected for this year, according to files released on the Russian Finance Ministry’s website.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian National Wealth Fund (Russian: Фонд национального благосостояния России) is Russia's sovereign wealth fund. It was created after the Stabilization Fund of the Russian Federation was split …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_National_Wealth_Fund

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A sovereign wealth fund (SWF), or sovereign investment fund, is a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, or in alter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_wealth_fund

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The distribution of wealth is a comparison of the wealth of various members or groups in a society. It shows one aspect of economic inequality or economic heterogeneity. The distribution of wealth dif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth

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“The National Wealth Fund equals $148.8 bln.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Wealth Fund (United Kingdom) is a public finance institution of the United Kingdom, created in October 2024 when the UK Infrastructure Bank was refocused and branded as the National Wealth Fu…
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“As of May 1, the National Wealth Fund totaled 11.79 trillion rubles.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Government Pension Fund of Norway (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond) is the sovereign wealth fund collectively owned by the government of Norway. It consists of two entirely separate sovereign weal…
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“As of June 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF amounted to 2.84 trillion rubles (1.3% of GDP projected for 2025), which equals $36.16 bln.”

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“As of May 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF was 3.297 trillion rubles.”

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“The estimated amount of revenues from depositing NWF resources on accounts in foreign currency with the Bank of Russia recalculated to US dollars from December 15, 2024 to May 31, 2025 totaled $36.4 mln, which is equivalent to 2.86 bln rubles.”

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“The exchange rate difference on the Fund’s assets nominated in foreign currency and revaluation of the cost of gold, in which the NWF’s resources are invested, totally amounted to -581.5 mln rubles from January 1 to May 31, 2025.”

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“A total of 153.7 bln Chinese yuan, 139.5 tons of gold, and 1.27 bln rubles were on accounts of the National Wealth Fund with the Bank of Russia as of June 1.”

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