After April 9, the Central Bank of Russia allowed the sale of dollars and euros to citizens, not only those bought at the box office, but also from various sources. This has been reported Frank Mediareceived a letter from the regulator that was sent to the banks.
As stated in the document, the new norm is valid from the beginning of this week until 9 September.
The Central Bank confirmed the accuracy of these data. The representative of the Central Bank, in turn, explained that the expansion of the possibility of selling foreign currency refers to cases where money is received – from transactions with banks – in the safe –
when taking foreign currency loans from companies “non-residents” or “for legal reasons”.
At the same time, the ban on the sale of money received “as part of the purchase and sale of foreign currency notes for non-cash foreign currency or non-cash rubles” continues.
In early March, the Central Bank of Russia tightened control over the circulation of cash in the country. This is due to the imposition of Western sanctions. The regulator has decided that until September 9, citizens can buy dollars and euros in cash, but only those that have arrived in banks’ vaults since April 9.
Previously at the Central Bank reportedIn July, individuals bought foreign currency for a record 237.1 billion rubles. on the Moscow stock exchange.