Krasnodar, 22 March – Yug Times. Since the beginning of 2018, the net outflow of capital from Russia has more than doubled.
In January — February, USD 9.8 billion fled from the country. The Bank of Russia has explained that the outflow was mainly related to the growth of foreign assets in other sectors. The surplus of the current operations over the same period grew from USD 14.5 to 20.8 billion.
According to the Bank of Russia, the total outflow of capital this year will reach USD 16 billion.
“Russia is the richest country in the world: over the past thirty years we have presented the world’s financial system more than a trillion dollars that fled from Russia,” noted President’s Financial Counsellor Sergei Glaziev. “About half a trillion dollars circulate between the off-shores and Russian economy.”
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