Russian currency collapse

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 19 Mar 2020 by Alex Teddy

The RUB lost value on March 19. The Russian Government's effort to halt depreciation has failed. The Central Bank sold foreign currencies in an effort to support the RUB. The Russian Stock Market is down 20% since the beginning of 2020. Aeroflot has fallen in capitalization value from USD 2.2 billion in mid February to USD 750 million on March 19. The RUB ended trading at 80.5 to the USD. This is the lowest since 2016. It has lost 32% of its value since the start of 2020.

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