MOSCOW: Russian Finance Minister, Siluanov, said in a statement that Russia expected $30 billion capital outflow in first quarter of 2015.
“Concerning the capital outflow, we expect it as totaling about $30 billion in the first quarter and $90-100 billion in annual terms. This is slightly lower than our assumption in the outlook, which was equal to $120-130 billion,” the minister said.
The said figure covers $60-70 billion of foreign debt repayments, Siluanov added.