"We have now released a consultative report, we have now released the concept of the digital ruble ... We are making a prototype at the end of the year, and then with the market we will look at the stages with which we will do this project," RIA Novosti quotes Skorobogatova.

Earlier, Skorobogatova, speaking about the introduction of the digital ruble, stated that from the point of view of the stages of project implementation, the Bank of Russia understands that it is necessary to move very carefully.

Associate Professor of the Department of World Economy and World Finance of the Financial University under the Government of Russia Lazar Badalov, in an interview with FBA "Economics Today", commented on the plans to create a digital ruble.