[HIGHLIGHTS] "New opportunities for the population": the head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Aksakov on Islamic banking and the digital ruble

Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, gave such a forecast in an exclusive interview with RT on the sidelines of the XIV International Economic Forum. From July 1, pilot tests of the digital ruble and the Islamic banking system may begin in the country.

Along with this, the deputy spoke about the possible prospects of Russian reserves frozen abroad and assessed the likelihood of default in the United States. The estimated turnover of funds in the new system is more than $11 billion.