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Russia’s Finance Ministry drops plan to limit cash deposits via ATMs.

Russia’s Finance Ministry has dropped plans to cap cash deposits made through ATMs. “It’s no longer being discussed. There are no such plans,” Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev told reporters, according to the Russian business news outlet RBC.

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Russia's Finance Ministry has dropped plans to cap cash deposits made through ATMs.

Attributed to: RBC reporting
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Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev stated that the limitation on cash deposits is no longer being discussed.

Attributed to: Alexey Moiseev

Impact analysis

Who claims what

  • Russia's Finance Ministry has dropped plans to cap cash deposits made through ATMs, per RBC reporting.
  • Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev stated that the limitation on cash deposits is no longer being discussed, per Alexey Moiseev.
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Our assessment

If the Russian Finance Ministry has truly abandoned the plan to cap ATM cash deposits, concerns over further tightening of capital controls in Russia may be reduced in the short…

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