MOSCOW, July 7 – RIA Novosti / Prime. The ruble is currently close to its fundamental values - 55, plus or minus two or three of the ruble to the dollar, this is due to the balance of payments of the Russian Federation, said Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev.
“We believe what is now the dynamics of the ruble is close to the fundamental values of 55 plus or minus two or three rubles per dollar. It is its natural value associated with the balance of payments “, – he said in an interview to television channel” Russia 24 “.
“We believe that in the current year and the current account and capital account (balance of payments – Ed.) will be somewhat stronger, more positive than we had planned: about $ 20 billion will be stronger capital account, about 12-13 billion be better current account. This will mean a greater margin stability for the dynamics of the ruble, “- he added.
According to the CBR, the surplus of the current account balance of payments of the Russian Federation for 2014 amounted to 58.432 billion dollars. The negative balance of the capital account was $ 42 billion.
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