ULAN BATOR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign exchange reserves had increased to 5.2 billion U.S. dollars as of end-June, local media reported on Thursday, citing data from the central bank.

The figure represented a 0.24 percent increase over the previous month and a decrease of 5.5 percent over the beginning of this year, the bank said in a statement.

The bank said it aimed to increase the reserves to at least 6.5 billion dollars in the medium term. ■