MOSCOW: Russias Finance Ministry sold US$80 million (RM280 million) in forex market interventions last Friday, the central bank said yesterday. The central bank publishes its interventions data with a time lag. The central bank has spent over US$80 billion defending the rouble this year, and the Finance Ministry recently started selling leftover foreign currency on its accounts to support the rouble. Reuters
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