UPDATE: Finance Ministry repays $102 mln coupon on Eurobonds

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MOSCOW, Mar 29 (PRIME) -- The Finance Ministry has repaid a U.S. $102 million coupon on Russia’s Eurobonds maturing in 2035, the authority said in a statement on Tuesday.

Minister Anton Siluanov earlier said that the government had allowed the ministry to repay the debt in rubles.

The authority also announced an early repayment of the Eurobonds maturing on April 4 for Russian rubles. The payments will be carried out on Thursday at a market currency exchange rate as of the date. The owners can send orders on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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