Nabiullina said that so far she “sees no reason” to wear brooches

The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, explained why she no longer wears brooches at public events. She said she saw no reason for it. The media assumed that the decorations of the head of the Central Bank symbolize the situation in the Russian economy, after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Mrs. Nabiullina stopped wearing them.

“As for the brooches, I still see no reason to resort to them again,” said Ms. Nabiullina, answering a journalist’s question at a press conference (broadcast available on YouTube).

The brooch is a traditional accessory of the head of the Central Bank, which she put on at a press conference following the results of meetings of the board of directors on the rate and other important events. Since March, Mrs. Nabiullina began to appear in public mostly in black clothes and without brooches.

Daria Erozbek