Analysts are advised not to pay attention to the calls for Europe to exclude ruble of international traffic – a REGNUM

Analysts are advised not to pay attention to the calls for Europe to exclude ruble of international traffic – a REGNUM

21.08.2014 13:30

President Lionstone Investment Services Ltd Alexander Belyakov said that the plans for the European Parliament to limit the convertibility of the ruble may be associated with the discussion of a possible transition in the calculations for the supply of gas to the payments in rubles. This he told the IA REGNUM today, August 21, commenting on the statement made by the vice-speaker of the European Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki.

“In all likelihood, such a move has prompted the vice-speaker news about a possible shift in payments for gas deliveries to payments in rubles. Though in this case, from the point of view of Poland, payment in rubles would be even more profitable, taking into account his past devaluation “- said Belyakov.

By his opinion, there is another reason – political, and it’s not even hidden. “What are the goals? On the one hand, it is negotiating with the Arab exporters, the maximum reduction in the cost of oil and gas, and hence the reduction in demand for Russian energy. On the other – the pressure of the economic sector in Russia following the example of Visa and MasterCard, which acts disconnecting payments of several banks made a lot of noise. although it is unclear the role of Poland in such sanctions, as leverage against Russia it does not “- said the expert.

According to him, if we talk about the ruble as a currency for International Settlements, that it now accounts for only a small share of payments. Primarily in rubles paying member countries of the Eurasian Economic Community, and to abandon this method, they are unlikely to be added Belyakov.

Leading Analyst Loco Bank Vitaly Lakeev, in turn, calls do not take the words too close Czarnecki to the heart. He believes that the statement of the Polish policy aimed exclusively at the internal population of Poland: “At a time when the Polish agricultural industry feels the negative impact of the recent Russia’s ban on imports of many food products from Europe, the politicians, to save face, it is necessary to demonstrate retaliatory steps. Neither Poland, neither the ECB is not able to eliminate the Russian ruble from international traffic “.

The economist Mikhail Khazin all told a IA REGNUM ,” These words are not worthy of even a pole to their commented “.

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Recall during his speech on August 20, Vice-Speaker of the European Ryszard Czarnecki made several statements about the need for additional preventive sanctions against Russia, whose purpose – to reduce the convertibility of the ruble and the demand for energy, as well as to control the issue of gas supplies to Europe. He proposed to restrict the convertibility of the ruble, “the Russian ruble should cease to be a convertible currency, the ruble should be excluded from international financial turnover”.