The leader of the "Fair Russia" Sergei Mironov said, that the group submitted 15 May the State Duma a bill, DO NOT place the means of the Russian National Welfare Fund (FNB) in US securities.
Today fraction “fair Russia” He introduced to the State Duma a bill on amendments to the Budget Code. The essence of this bill is to prohibit the use of national welfare funds in bonds and other US securities – he said.
Well, if we start kontrsanktsii, let's begin with this – Mironov added.
The State Duma on Tuesday will consider the first reading of a bill on the response to the unfriendly actions of the US against Russia, as well as criminal responsibility for compliance with US sanctions on Russian territory.
international (gold and) Russian reserves are highly liquid foreign assets, available to the Bank of Russia and the Russian government. Reserves consist of monetary gold, Special Drawing Rights (HAPPY BIRTHDAY), Reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency funds (other reserve assets). for 2017 year, Russia's international reserves rose by 14,6% and 1 January 2018 year were 432,7 billion.
According to the annual report of the Bank of Russia, share of euros in its reserves over the past year fell immediately on 10,5 percentage points - up 21,7% from 32,2%. However, the dollar's share has increased - up 45,8% from 40,4%; the proportion of gold increased to 17,3% from 15,2%, pound - up 8,3% from 7,6%, currency so forth - to 7% from 4,6%, RIA Novosti