Russia continues to work actively with the Egyptian authorities on the use of cards belonging to the Russian payment system Mir in the country. This was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Egypt Georgy Borisenko. press service of the Russian embassy in the republic.
The diplomat noted that consultations on the transition to national currencies in bilateral trade agreements have been ongoing since the spring of 2022. In addition, Russia and Egypt are negotiating the creation of a free trade area between the EAEU and ARE.
in July 2022 reportedThat they began to accept cards of the Russian payment system “Mir” to pay for goods and services in South Korea. The Asian country is listed among the states where Mir is accepted on the company’s website. You can pay for your purchases on some devices of the BC Card payment system in Turkey. But it will not be possible to withdraw cash from the card of the Russian payment system in the country.
Mir payment system cards are accepted in 11 countries: Turkey, Vietnam, South Korea, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The Russian side is discussing the introduction of a payment system with Cuba, Egypt and Venezuela.
Source: Gazeta
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