It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of the Bank of Russia.

“The positive balance of financial transactions of the private sector amounted to $72 billion against $50.4 billion, with the almost neutral impact of bank operations, the acquisition of foreign assets by other sectors, mainly in the form of direct investment, played a decisive role,” the regulator said.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Finance announced a decrease in the volume of the NWF in December 2021 by 320 billion rubles.