Russian central bank opens accounts in Twitter, Facebook

MOSCOW, May 26 (PRIME) -- Russia’s central bank has opened accounts in social networks Twitter and Facebook, the regulator said Thursday on its Web site.

“Today a huge number of citizens get information not only from traditional mass media, but also new ones. With this understanding the board of directors of the bank decided to open own pages in Twitter and Facebook,” head of the regulator’s press office Marina Ryklina said.

The central bank hopes its pages in the social networks will become an additional source of information about its activities. The pages will contain news important to the banking sphere and financial markets, analytical and statistical materials, useful information for consumers of financial services, as well as educational and historic data.

The regulator already has an account with YouTube, where it releases videos about its activities.

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