It is noted that the total amount of funds for the purchase is 73.2 billion rubles.

“The daily volume of purchases of foreign currency and gold will be the equivalent of 3.7 billion rubles,” the statement says.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian government supports the extension of measures on the mandatory sale of foreign currency earnings by the largest exporters.

Also, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the issue of extending measures on the sale of foreign currency earnings by exporters until the end of 2024 is the prerogative of the Russian Cabinet.