Against the backdrop of the collapsing exchanges, Siluanov again certifies in the stability of the ruble

The ruble exchange rate is adequate to the current situation, the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov said on the air of the NTV . This happened against the backdrop of the abolition of sanctions against Iran, after which the exchanges of Muslim states earning oil on oil, on which they go on Sunday, collapsed. In Russia, Europe and the USA, exchanges will react to news from Iran only on Monday: the abolition of sanctions was announced the day before.

Commenting on the ruble exchange rate, Siluanov said: "We do not expect some cardinal changes, peaks, both in one and the other side. Now the course corresponds to the state of the payment balance that has developed." The minister's sedative statements, against the backdrop of deteriorating economic indicators, previously gave rise to sarcastic jokes in Runet about the “tenth day” of Siluanov .

As the Interfax recalls, according to the updated socio -economic forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, on the basis of which the budget parameters are calculated, the average annual ruble rate will be 68.2 rubles per dollar, the price of Russian oil Urals - 40 dollars, inflation - in the range of 8.5%, outflow of capital of $ 50 billion. The country's GDP, according to calculations, will be reduced by 0.8%.

The day before, the United States and the European Union announced the abolition of sanctions against Iran: the European Union - about the full, state - about partial.

Fall of exchanges

The TADAWUL Saudi stock exchange index on Sunday, January 17, dropped sharply against the backdrop of a decrease in oil price and cancellation of sanctions against Iran. The main indicator Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) at the opening of trading dropped by 7.12%, and its value amounted to 5.442 points. All shares of 167 of the securities of the securities of companies have fallen in price, DW reports.

Also, during the opening of the auction, the indicators on the exchanges of Qatar, the UAE, the Oman and Kuwait decreased. The fall was from 3.2 to 7%.

The Iran’s exchange index shows growth for the second day in a row, the newspaper notes.

On Sunday, President Hassan Rukhani stated that he was waiting for an investment of tens of billions of dollars . About 28 billion will be unlocked in Iran’s accounts in foreign banks previously inaccessible to the country due to the sanctions introduced.