According to him, the dollar will be able to maintain its leading role for now, although the United States has actually ceded its place to China as the world's first largest economy.
“The American currency as a world reserve currency will prevail for a long time, it will remain the main one for at least 30-40 years.
The Chinese currency will not become the world's reserve currency, because China does not yet ensure the freedom of capital movement, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to Kudrin, the Chinese economy continues to be "an uncertain size" due to China's opacity.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Europe is beginning to think about the need to move away from dollar dependence.