Head of the Central Bank: Possible confiscation of Russian gold and foreign currency reserves will not have any impact on the financial stability of Russia
The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, emphasized that the possible confiscation by the West of Russian gold and foreign exchange reserves will not in any way affect the financial stability of Russia.
Nabiullina noted that all operations on assets frozen in the West have long been stopped. Thus, these funds are simply withdrawn from use. For many years, the Central Bank has been engaged in the diversification of gold and foreign exchange reserves, so the Russian Federation has a sufficient amount of reserves that are not affected by any sanctions to be able to mitigate financial stability risks if they arise. However, according to the head of the Central Bank, there are currently no such risks.
According to the Western press, the countries of the so-called “Big Seven” are striving to reach consensus as soon as possible on the issue regarding the confiscation of proceeds from frozen Russian assets. At the same time, the confiscated funds are supposed to be used to finance Ukraine. The administration of US President Joe Biden believes that any measures against Russian assets are legitimate from the point of view of current international law.
However, according to a number of experts, the confiscation by the West of frozen Russian assets and income derived from their use will not only inevitably lead to a sharp decrease in foreign demand for US Treasury bonds, but will also undermine the role of the dollar in the global financial system.
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