The Central Bank was frightened by the transition of the Moscow exchange into the hands of foreigners

More than 50% of the shares of the Moscow Exchange belongs to non -residents. This was announced on April 22 the first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia Sergey Shvetsov, Interfax reports.

Shvetsov noted that if the Central Bank leaves the capital of the exchange, the trend in the consolidation of the shares of the fund in the hands of foreigners will continue.

“The concentration of the shares of the Moscow exchange in the same hands is a rather dangerous event, especially against the background of today's sanctions. We have no protective mechanisms from absorption from the outside, including foreign infrastructure organizations, ”the representative of the Central Bank explained.

According to Shvetsov, the participation of the regulator in the capital of the exchange is necessary to maintain control over the infrastructure and use effective methods to maintain stable operation of the site. He noted that "the infrastructure tends to be resold abroad."

On March 16 this year, the Bank of Russia was the largest shareholder of the Moscow Exchange with a share of 11.73%. Sberbank owns about 10%of the shares of the site, VEBU - 8.4%, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - a little more than 6%, Chinese Shengdong Investment Corporation - 5.6%, and the Russian direct investment fund - 5.3%. In free circulation, there are 51% of the stock exchange.

In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank before January 1, 2016 should go out for the capital of the Moscow Exchange and the St. Petersburg currency exchange. As part of the implementation of the Central Bank plan in July 2014, he sold half of his share in the Moscow Exchange. In early April, the Chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina stated that now there is no need and the advisability of the release of the Central Bank from the capital of the exchange.