MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...
FSFM has also suggested a clampdown on cash settlements. In particular, the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank should “draft a program of reducing the volume of cash in the national economy, which amounts to some 40% of money circulation.” But these suggestions have not been formalized so far.The Russian Interior Ministry reports that some 150-160 billion rubles ($5.71 billion, or 4.68 billion euros) are laundered in Russia annually, but experts put the figure at about 400 billion rubles ($14.28 billion, or 11.7 billion euros).
Money laundering remains an acute problem in Russia. It is directly connected to combating terrorism and crime financing and seriously affects market stabilization and the attraction of foreign investment.
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