Russian Central Bank Suspends Monthly Foreign Trade Data for First Time Since 1997

Russian Central Bank Suspends Monthly Foreign Trade Data for First Time Since 1997
A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, on March 29, 2021. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
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The Russian central bank said on Monday it had temporarily suspended publishing data on foreign trade on a monthly basis in the first such suspension since 1997.

The central bank was due to release a foreign trade balance for January-February on Monday, as initially planned, according to its data release schedule.