Nabiullina explained the procedure for deferral from mobilization for employees of the banking sector

The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that in order to ensure the smooth operation of the Russian financial system, employees of critical areas of the financial sector will not be involved in partial mobilization. For example, among such employees are specialists responsible for critical infrastructure, payments and settlements, collection.

“Those employees who are employed in critical areas will remain at their jobs so that the financial system continues to work smoothly, people receive salaries, pensions, social benefits on time, payment cards and transfers work, new loans are issued. In general, so that the Russian economy and people receive the necessary replenishment with financial resources, ”the press service of the Central Bank quoted Elvira Nabiullina as saying (Kommersant has it).

According to the regulator, employees of critical areas include:

• specialists responsible for critical infrastructure, payments and settlements, collection, operation and protection of information systems;
• shift workers;
• specialists working with the population and enterprises.

Formerly Ministry of Defense clarifiedthat citizens with higher education working in certain specialties in the banking and IT sectors, mobile operators, as well as in the media will not be called to serve as part of the mobilization. Also, employees of organizations of the military-industrial complex, students, citizens with disabilities for health reasons, guardians and trustees will not be involved in the mobilization.

Read more about the call in the publication “Kommersant” “Who is called”.

Polina Sobakina