Central Bank: in the third quarter, Russians transferred a record 1.47 trillion rubles abroad

According to the results of the third quarter of 2022, the transfer of Russians to deposits abroad amounted to 1.47 trillion rubles. In the first and second quarters, this figure was 543.4 billion rubles. and 550.7 billion rubles, respectively. Compared with the third quarter of 2021, an increase of almost 26 times, according to the statistics of the Central Bank of TASS and “RIA News”.

The growth rate of deposits of Russians in foreign banks has been growing since the third quarter of 2021, then the increase amounted to 57 billion rubles, at the end of 2021 it was already 118.4 billion rubles. The figures for the third quarter of 2022 are the highest since the publication of these statistics by the Bank of Russia.

In March, the Central Bank installed restriction for banks against the background of “increased volatility” of the foreign exchange market. The regulator then limited the monthly amount of transfers abroad of $5,000 for resident individuals from their accounts in favor of spouses, close relatives (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren), full and half sisters and brothers, adoptive parents and adopted children.

In June, the monthly limit of transfers abroad for individuals with He was promoted from $50 thousand to $150 thousand, subject to transfer to your account or to another person. The threshold for transfers without opening an account has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.

At the same time, against the backdrop of sanctions, there are more foreign banks abroad refuse accept Mir cards, and the Central Bank of Kazakhstan informed about an increase in the total amount of transfers from Russia by 13 times. The influx of Russians to this country increased in September against the background of the partial mobilization announced in the Russian Federation.

Maria Fedotova