ANKARA: The Turkish Central Bank's official reserves rose to $147.9 billion as of the end of July, according to official data released Thursday. The reserve assets of the bank increased 3.5% from the prior month, the bank's data showed. Foreign currency reserves - in convertible foreign currencies - grew 7.5% month-on-month to $83.2 billion in July. The bank's gold reserves - including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold-swapped - fell 1.6% to $57.2 billion at the end of last month. Source : Anadolu Agency