Russia’s National Wealth Fund totals $159.3 bln as of August 1 — finance ministry

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 10, 2026 · 233 words

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What to know about Russia’s National Wealth Fund totals $159.3 bln as of August 1 — finance ministry

The article reports the current status of Russia's National Wealth Fund as of August 1, 2026, based on data from the Russian Finance Ministry. It details the total fund value, liquid assets, recent conversions into gold and Chinese yuan, and revenues from foreign currency accounts.

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What happened

Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) totaled 12.72 trillion rubles as of August 1, 2026, or 5.4% of GDP projected for this year, according to files released on the Russian Finance Ministry’s website.

Why it matters

As of August 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF amounted to 3.69 trillion rubles (1.6% of GDP projected for 2026), which equals $46.2 bln.

Common ground

As of July 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF was 3.61 trillion rubles.

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Claim 1: “As of August 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF amounted to 3.69 trillion rubles (1.6% of GDP projected for 2026), which equals $46.2 bln.”

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No evidence in the provided search results confirms the liquid asset amount of 3.69 trillion rubles or the associated GDP percentage for August 1, 2026.

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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 — National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a country's assets minus its liabilities. It is the total value of net wealth possessed by the residents of a st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_pri…

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Claim 2: “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, 2025 to July 31, 2026 totaled $62.2 mln, which is equivalent to 4.97 bln rubles.”

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The evidence provided includes a YouTube video about movies and a general link to the Bank of Russia, but no specific data regarding the $62.2 million revenue claim.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1mqQ_nwF1k

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web search NEUTRAL — Terms and conditions of the Bank of Russia standing deposit facilities. BoR Operations. 24 August 2026.International Investment Position of the Russian Federation in Domestic and Foreign Currencies. S…
https://cbr.ru/eng/

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Claim 3: “The exchange rate difference on the Fund’s assets nominated in foreign currency and revaluation of the cost of gold... totally amounted to 67.2 bln rubles from January 1 to July 31, 2026.”

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Claim 4: “A total of 189.7 bln Chinese yuan, and 141.2 tons of gold were on accounts of the National Wealth Fund with the Bank of Russia as of August 1.”

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Claim 5: “In July 2026, the National Wealth Fund’s assets totaling 1,632.2 mln rubles were converted into 158.9 kg of unallocated gold”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the month of July and luggage bags; no financial data regarding gold conversion is present.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July

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Claim 6: “Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) totaled 12.72 trillion rubles as of August 1, 2026”

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The provided evidence contains general information about the National Wealth Fund and some mentions of 2026 in unrelated contexts (debt repayment), but no source confirms the specific total of 12.72 trillion rubles as of August 1, 2026.

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Claim 7: “The National Wealth Fund equals $159.3 bln.”

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While one source mentions a value of 13,201 billion rubles as of November 2025, none of the provided evidence confirms the specific valuation of $159.3 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Direct Investment Fund (Russian: Российский фонд прямых инвестиций, RDIF) is Russia's sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 by the Russian government with the stated goal to make inves…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Direct_Investment_Fund

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Claim 8: “or 5.4% of GDP projected for this year, according to files released on the Russian Finance Ministry’s website”

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No evidence was found to corroborate the specific projection that the NWF represents 5.4% of the 2026 GDP.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of sovereign wealth funds by country. A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a fund owned by a state (or a political subdivision of a state) composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_wealth_funds…

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Claim 9: “As of July 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF was 3.61 trillion rubles.”

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No evidence was found to confirm the liquid asset amount of 3.61 trillion rubles as of July 1, 2026.

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Claim 10: “assets totaling 529.7 mln rubles were converted into 47.1 mln Chinese yuan”

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The evidence provided includes general currency exchange rates and a YouTube video about cars, but nothing confirming the conversion of 529.7 million rubles into Chinese yuan.

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web search NEUTRAL — Convert Chinese Yuan Renminbi to US Dollar. Rate information of CNY/USD currency pair.Savings are calculated by comparing the exchange rate including margins and fees provided by each bank and Xe on t…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 Million RUB to USD – Russian Rubles to US Dollars. ₽3,000,000.00 – three million russian rubles is currently worth $35,714.29 (thirty-five thousand seven hundred fourteen us dollars 29 cents) as of …
https://rub.currencyrate.today/convert/amount-3000000-to-usd…

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