Finance Ministry Suspends March FX and Gold Operations to Adjust ‘Budget Rule’
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Source: The Moscow Times
Published: 2026-03-05 01:27 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Ukraine/Russia, Energy, Tax & Budget, Commodities, Business & Economy
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Russia’s Finance Ministry said Wednesday that it will halt foreign currency and gold purchases and sales in March under its “budget rule,” as it prepares to revise the oil price benchmark used to calculate excess revenue.
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