On Oct 5 Russia's Finance Ministry said it will raise foreign-exchange and gold purchases to five times September's level from Oct 7 to Nov 6, allocating 279.42 bln rubles. Average daily purchases will be about 12.7 bln rubles. The purchases will follow the budget rule to channel additional oil and gas revenue into the National Welfare Fund.

2026-10-05

On Oct 5 Russia's Finance Ministry said it will raise foreign-exchange and gold purchases to five times September's level from Oct 7 to Nov 6, allocating 279.42 bln rubles. Average daily purchases will be about 12.7 bln rubles. The purchases will follow the budget rule to channel additional oil and gas revenue into the National Welfare Fund.