ASTANA. 25.10.2010. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Gold and currency reserves of the National Bank and the National Fund as of October 1, 2010 made USD 57 bln. Chairman of the National Bank Grigory Marchenko said it at the enlarged sitting of the Faction of Nur Otan Party in the Majilis today. As earlier reported the meeting participants focused on the draft national budget for 2011-2013. "Since the year beginning we have purchased 2.7 bln U.S. dollars which were used for increasing our gold and currency reserves", the chief banker of the country said. According to him, the situation on the currency market is stable now.