Russia central bank says Q1 current account surplus rises to $58.2 billion

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Updated: Apr 11, 2022, 13:51 UTC

(Reuters) - Russia's central bank will use all necessary tools to minimise risks to financial and price stability in 2022, central bank head Elvira Nabiullina said in a report to the State Duma.

A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow

(Reuters) – Russia ran a current account surplus of $58.2 billion in the first three months of 2022, up from $22.5 billion in the same period last year, central bank data showed on Monday.

Russia’s net capital outflow totalled $64.2 billion in January-March, compared with $17.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021.

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(Reporting by Reuters; editing by John Stonestreet)

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