“A weakening of the ruble was observed in the foreign exchange market at the end of the year under the influence of temporary factors,” Interfax quotes the regulator.
The regulator noted that the decrease in the supply of foreign currency by exporting companies occurred against the backdrop of a downward price trend for exported hydrocarbons with a simultaneous reduction in physical volumes of oil and gas exports.
Vladislav Antonov, a financial analyst at BitRiver, previously told FAN about the forecast for the value of the dollar and the euro at the beginning of February.