France Forex Reserves Scales New Record

2026-03-06 07:52 By Kyrie Dichosa 1 min. read

France’s official reserve assets rose to €421.57 billion at the end of February 2026 from €409.26 billion in January, reaching a new high since records began in 1972.

The increase was driven mainly by a rise in gold reserves to €345.87 billion from €334.05 billion in January, while foreign currency reserves also grew modestly to €31.01 billion from €30.55 billion.

Claims on the IMF increased slightly to €38.23 billion from €38.20 billion, whereas other reserve assets edged down marginally to €6.46 billion from €6.46 billion.

Overall, gold continues to be the primary contributor to France’s reserve growth, while foreign currency holdings and IMF claims added modest gains.



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France Forex Reserves Scales New Record
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