On February 13, 2025, representatives of 11 major Russian banks, including Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Sovcombank, T-Bank, Rosselkhoznadzor, OTP Bank, Novikombank, Zenit Bank, Absolut Bank and BBR Bank, informed TASS that their exchange offices were operating normally. Currency exchange is available both at bank branches and through their mobile applications.
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According to information previously published in the Telegram channel SHOT, some exchange offices in Russia began to close due to a sharp drop in the value of the dollar. According to the source, the points have decided to temporarily cease their activities in order to avoid losses due to the sale of currency at undervalued rates and are awaiting normalization of the market situation.
The dollar exchange rate set by the Central Bank on February 14 was 91.03 rubles, the lowest value since September 2024. During the day, the dollar was trading even below 90 rubles on the interbank market.
