Abkhazia and Russia can test the single currency of the Union State of the Russian Federation and Belarus in the republic. In an interview about this RBC The leader of the Abkhaz opposition and the head of the “Abkhaz People’s Movement” Adgur Ardzinba said the following.
According to him, there is currently a serious problem with the national currency in Abkhazia; The Russian ruble is used as the official means of payment. The politician pointed out that there is no such precedent in the world anymore, and that countries using another country’s currency do so within the framework of international agreements and agreements.
Ardzinba explained that Abkhazia’s banking system is not filled with the necessary liquidity to stimulate the development of the domestic economy (small and medium-sized businesses). All this is due to the fact that the role of the Abkhazian financial system within the Russian financial system has not yet been determined. Therefore, the fact that the republic uses the Russian ruble should be somehow formalized, the politician noted.
“One of the stumbling blocks is certainly the single currency of the Union State. “Abkhazia can serve as a kind of “sandbox” where this story can be tested,” Ardzinba added.
19 November President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania left resign. This was preceded by mass protests that began in Sukhum a week ago.
It was previously reported that elections would be held in Abkhazia. will pass At the beginning of 2025.
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Source: Gazeta
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