Russian Finance Ministry Begins Sale of Reserve Currency to Save Ruble

© Sputnik / Sergei Piatakov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian Finance Ministry believes the ruble is extremely undervalued and has begun selling its currency reserves in the market, the ministry’s press office said Wednesday.
The Russian Finance Ministry believes the ruble is extremely undervalued and has begun selling its currency reserves in the market, the ministry’s press office said Wednesday. - Sputnik International
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As the ruble is drastically undervalued, the Russian Finance Ministry has started selling its currency reserves to rectify the situation.

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MOSCOW, December 17 (Sputnik) – The Russian Finance Ministry has begun selling its currency reserves, arguing that the ruble is considerably undervalued, the ministry's press office said Wednesday.

“The Russian Finance Ministry believes the ruble is extremely undervalued and has begun selling its currency reserves on the market,” a ministry press statement reads.

The Russian currency has lost over half of its value against the dollar since July, prompting the Central Bank to hike interest rates to 17 percent, after increasing it from 9.5 to 10.5 percent the week before.

The dollar and euro had risen 20 to 26 percent against the ruble by 3:18 p.m. in Moscow on Tuesday, as panic-stricken investors deserted the Russian currency in droves. - Sputnik International
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In October, the Russian Finance Ministry sought to calm the nation saying it was ready to disburse some 500 billion rubles ($12.4 billion) in funds from the nation's safety net Reserve Fund, provided that oil prices and the dollar-ruble exchange rate remain at current levels. As of September 1, the Reserve Fund held an equivalent of $91.72 billion.

The Central Bank said earlier it was considering floating the ruble beginning in 2015.

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