Russian Central Bank as of Jan 18 setting ruble's official forex rate against nine other nat'l currencies

MOSCOW. Jan 18 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has expanded the list of national currencies whose official forex rates are set against the ruble, the CBR said in a statement.

The list comprises nine additional currencies, including the UAE dirham, the Thai baht, the Vietnamese dong, the Serbian dinar, the New Zealand dollar, the Georgian lari, the Indonesian rupiah, the Egyptian pound and the Qatari riyal.

The CBR has begun setting the ruble's official forex rate against the afore-said currencies as of January 18, 2023.

The regulator had previously set the ruble's official forex rate against 34 national currencies.