In support of the rub le, the Russian government is, according to a newspaper back to the foreign exchange reserves of state-owned enterprises. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had instructed the company by decree to sell part of their foreign money reserves, reported “Kommersant” on Tuesday, citing insiders. Over the next two months, the company could pump in this way a total of about a billion dollars a day in the market. Affected are, inter alia, the energy companies Gazprom and Rosneft.
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The central bank announced in a statement on discussions with exporting companies about a stabilization of the foreign exchange market. Regular sales of foreign currencies during the year are also in the interests of corporations, it said. Government officials could not be reached for comment first.
According to the newspaper report, the ruble rose during trading on 52.88 rubles to the dollar, the highest level since early December. The Russian currency is because of Western sanctions and the relatively low oil prices under massive pressure and had temporarily reached 80 rubles to the dollar.
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