Kazakhstan reported a 7.3% increase in its international reserves in July, reaching USD 18.87 bln. Gross international reserves increased by 4.68% to USD 41.8 bln, and monetary gold in international reserves grew by 2.6% to USD 22.9 bln. However, The foreign currency assets of the National Fund of Kazakhstan decreased by 0.5% last month to just over USD 61 bln.