Putin bans transfers over $ 10,000 in foreign currency!
Russian President V. Putin has just banned the transfer of more than $ 10,000 in cash from the Russian Federation!!
- The official ban just went into effect today, March 2nd
- Major Russian news agency reports, –our source Itertass
The decree enters into force, today March 2nd  2022, where among others the official statement indicates that:
‘Transfer from the Russian Federation in cash and (or) foreign currency monetary instruments in an amount exceeding the equivalent of $ 10,000 calculated at the Russian Federal Federation’s official course on the date of export “-stated in the decree– further highlighting the reasoning as;
‘interim economic measures to guarantee the financial stability of the Russian Federation.” Intertass reports
The document enters into force on the day of its official publication.
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