Large-scale implementation of the digital ruble in Russia is scheduled for 2025, but most Russians still know little about this new form of national currency. In this respect informs VCIOM.
According to a survey by VTsIOM, only 15% of respondents are aware of plans to launch digital rubles. Another 55% have heard something but don’t know the details. And 30% first learned about the digital ruble from sociologists.
At the same time, more than half (51%) of respondents found it difficult to explain why a new form of money was needed. Most of the time, people who have not completed secondary education and TV viewers have not decided on the purpose of the digital ruble.
The Central Bank pointed out that skepticism about new financial instruments is normal. Citizens need time to understand the benefits of digital currency. regulatory plans to manage active outreach campaign.
The digital ruble is an electronic form of the national currency issued by the Central Bank of Russia. This is the third form of the national currency and work in addition to cash and non-cash. All three forms are equal. Citizens and companies will voluntarily decide which form of the ruble to use, at their discretion, stored in an electronic wallet and used for quick and easy payments.
Previously at the Central Bank in your name start date for test transactions with digital ruble.