Russia and Kazakhstan reached calculations in national currencies at about 90%. This was stated by RIA Novosti the chairman of the Kazakhstan National Bank Timur Suleimenov.
as for calculations with Russia in national currencies, they are now about 90% in national currencies. Therefore, this question, in my opinion, was, as it were, Suleimenov said in the fields of spring meetings of the leading bodies of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington.
Part of the settlements is carried out in dollars, as it is more convenient for trading participants, ”he said.
Answering the question of whether Kazakhstan strengthens relations with the United States at the expense of relations with the Russian Federation, the chairman of the National Bank of the Republic said that there could be no friendship at the expense of other friends.
“In no case. There can be no friendship at the expense of other friends. We are a diversified country, we must be like that. But we do not forget our obligations and our obligations within the EURSECE in any case,” Suleimenov said.
“I, in general, hope that there will be universal friendship. There probably is reason to think so. If negotiations will continue at the same pace and direction,” he added.