The Central Bank of Russia eased one of the restrictions for banks from unfriendly countries

This is stated in the message of the Central Bank.

It is noted that this also supports settlements in rubles for foreign trade operations.

Also, the Bank of Russia said that in the context of Western sanctions, such a payment channel will help increase the stability of the international settlement infrastructure.

At the end of November, the Central Bank of Russia extended the restriction on trading in blocked foreign securities.