Deputy Head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Aleksey Moiseev said that Russian authorities may restore some currency control measures, including controlling the outflow of capital from friendly countries. RIA News.
“Currently, a number of measures have been developed and are being evaluated with a view to reintroducing a number of currency control measures,” he said.
The Deputy Minister did not disclose the names of these measures because they are still being discussed and it is not yet clear which one will be finally implemented.
“I will underline a little: These measures are aimed at the outflow of capital currently passing through friendly countries,” Moiseev said.
According to him, these measures will be able to limit short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate.
Before this, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the midst of fluctuation in the Russian stock market. instructed Work to limit speculative demand and control capital outflows.
existed before named Four main channels of capital outflow from Russia.