Russia speeds shift to ruble and yuan as sanctions bite

Response to Ukraine war fuels move away from export payments in dollars and euros

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The dollar and the euro accounted for 34% and 19% of Russia's export payments as of September, down from 52% and 35% in January, before the sanctions took effect. © Reuters

HARUKI KITAGAWA and AKIRA INUJIMA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Russia is increasingly relying on the ruble and the yuan for cross-border payments, financing and more about a year since it invaded Ukraine, with Western sanctions limiting access to the dollar and euro.

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