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From April 1, the Central Bank will launch a pilot project on operations with the digital ruble
At the first stage, regular customers will not participate in testing.
“We plan to launch the digital ruble project on April 1 with transactions between individuals and payments in trade and service enterprises at the beginning, at this stage. I will immediately draw your attention to the fact that the pilot will go on real transactions, real customers, but for a limited number of transactions and for a limited number of clients with 13 banks that have already technically confirmed their readiness,” said Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank
According to her, the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance will prepare proposals for the use of the digital ruble in the budget process by 2024.
