The difficult economic situation on the market, in particular the weakening of the ruble, may ultimately have a positive impact on Russia’s economic well-being and imports of goods. This was stated by the Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, whose words were reported by the Telegram channel. SHOT.
According to the minister, in order to be a rich country, it is necessary to have a complex economy like Russia.
“We now have a unique opportunity to leverage this complexity in a positive way,” he emphasized.
In addition, Alikhanov also noted the importance of expanding the list of countries supplying goods, as Russia “cannot rely on only one or two partners.”
On Wednesday, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov statedIt is stated that the weakening of the ruble exchange rate is due to the strengthening of the dollar against world currencies and the fears of those participating in foreign economic activities about the tightening of sanctions.
According to Mikhail Delyagin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, the decline in the ruble exchange rate connected The Central Bank increases interest rates.
On November 27, the dollar exchange rate exceeded 111 rubles and the euro exceeded 113 rubles. Interviewed “socialbites.ca” Economists attributed this sharp increase to the impact of new US sanctions. Experts assumed that the exchange rate of the American currency will rise to 115 rubles by the end of the year, calling the level of 120 rubles an important psychological sign.
previously economist guess Dollar exchange rate for next month.