2024-03-26 17:32:34
In 2022, the Eurasian Economic Union does not plan to abandon mutual settlements in dollars and euros and does not plan to completely switch to the Russian ruble, Iya Malkina, the official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission, announced.
“No transition is planned. Our task is to expand and promote the use of national currencies of the Union states in mutual trade settlements. It is planned by the list of measures aimed at improving the internal stability of the economies of the EAEU countries, which was approved by the EEC Council,” Malkina’s words were quoted by BelTA agency.
Referring to the problem of using payment cards in the conditions of sanctions imposed by the West, Malkina noted that the EEC recommends using “Mir” payment cards when traveling within the EAEU.
“There are indeed difficulties with the cards of the Visa and Mastercard payment systems, they have stopped working in Russia, but now the issue is being solved through the “Mir” payment system, “Mir” payment cards work without interruption throughout the EAEU,” he said. he.