“As for the balance of payments and the restoration of imports, indeed, the first task, the best use of the proceeds in foreign currency, is the growth of imports, especially intermediate investment imports.
This is what we need now.
And in recent weeks, we see that there is a certain positive trend here, ”RIA Novosti quotes the minister.
He noted that the exchange rate of the ruble and the import support programs that were adopted by the government played a role here.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrey Belousov noted a significant strengthening of the national Russian currency.
He called the ruble "too strong."