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Capital Controls in Russia

Capital controls are any means by which a government, central bank or other financial body might move to regulate the flow of cash into or out of a given country. Transaction taxes, volume restrictions, income and export tariffs and minimum stay requirements are all examples of instruments of monetary policy that might be implemented by a state in order to give itself a greater degree of control over its economy in times of adversity. Is Russia employing capital controls in its country to cushion itself against sanctions ?

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