Central bank: Russia current account surplus rises 19% in 2015

MOSCOW, Mar 31 (PRIME) -- Russia’s current account surplus increased 19% to U.S. $69.6 billion in 2015, as seen by PRIME in central bank’s revised data on Thursday.

Net private capital outflow fell to $58.1 billion in 2015 from $152.9 billion in 2014.

Russia’s trade surplus fell 21% to $148.5 billion in 2015 amid low oil prices.

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