Payments of foreign states on debt obligations to the Russian Federation due to sanctions amounted to ₽11 billion instead of ₽48.7 billion, the funds received were 78% lower than expected. It has been reported red blood cell With reference to the materials on the implementation of the activity calendar of the Ministry of Finance for the implementation of strategic planning documents for 2022.
The low debt repayments are due to the US Treasury Department’s ban on operations with the Bank of Russia, the Treasury and the National Wealth Fund (NWF), which it implemented in February 2022, backed by the threat of secondary sanctions. The European Union introduced a similar measure.
A year before the start of the CBO, Russia’s interest income on such loans exceeded 52 billion rubles, and in the 2020 coronavirus exceeded 64 billion, in 2023 debt payments are expected to increase to ₽40.3. billion.
Previously reportedThat Russia has outstripped the United States and secured billions of dollars in debt repayments.