30 Aug 2022 15:11

Mishustin: digital assets are safe alternative for settlement of international transactions

MOSCOW. Aug 30 (Interfax) - Digital assets are a safe alternative for settlement of international transactions, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, speaking at a strategic session on the development of the domestic financial system.

"We need to intensively develop this innovative vector, including implementation of digital assets. This is a safe alternative for all parties, which is able to guarantee uninterrupted payment for deliveries of goods from abroad and for export," the prime minister said.

Mishustin reiterated the need to increase the share of ruble settlements and abandon "unfriendly" currencies. "It is also necessary to continue increasing the share of international settlements in rubles with a gradual waiver of the use of currencies of 'unfriendly' countries," he said.