More than two-thirds of Russians, 68% prefer to keep their savings in rubles, while only 6% prefer to keep their savings in dollars. This is evidenced by the survey data of the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion. (VCIOM).
According to the survey, 4% of respondents keep their savings in euros, while 4% keep their savings in other currencies.
27% of Russians reported that they had no savings.
VTsIOM points out that one of the obvious trends of the last year and a half is the devaluation of Russian savings.
1.6 thousand Russians aged 18 and over participated in the survey held on July 29, 2023.
A similar report was published by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) on August 19. Accordingly, the majority of Russians consider it most profitable to keep their money in rubles (61%), while only 15% of citizens prefer foreign currencies.
Prior to that, Dmitry Babin, stockbroker at BCS Mir Investments declarationThat the Hong Kong dollar could be an alternative to the US dollar and euro for Russians.
Previously, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation sharply raised up to 12% key rate in an unscheduled meeting.