For the first time, the ruble became the main currency for settlements with Asian countries

▪️43.6% — a record level of the ruble’s share in payments for Russian imports of goods and services from Asian countries in August this year. The share of the ruble exceeded the currencies of friendly countries by 0.6%, becoming the main currency for paying for supplies, the Central Bank of Russia states

▪The ruble also took a record share in payments for African goods, increasing to 69.9%, as well as for supplies from Oceania, where they pay for 84.3% of supplies

“CRYSTAL OF GROWTH” previously cited the opinion of Alexander Galushka: “The sovereignty of the country means the full strengthening of the national currency… The strength of the ruble lies in the strengths of our economy, not in the currency cup”