Cbank: Russians’ demand for foreign cash falls 44% on mo in Feb

MOSCOW, Apr 13 (PRIME) -- Russians’ net demand for cash foreign currency decreased 44% on the month to an equivalent to U.S. $300 million in February, the central bank said in a statement on Wednesday.

Banks imported $500,000 million worth of foreign cash in February, which is 60% less than in January. U.S. dollar imports fell by 71%, euro imports 3%.

Foreign currency exports fell 13% to $400,000 million.

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