Siluanov: illegal export of currency worth $180 million was prevented

Control over the export of cash currency from April to July 2026 made it possible to prevent 291 cases of export of funds in excess of the norm.

The total amount of illegal export of cash currency prevented amounted to almost $180 million.

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Control over the export of cash currency from April to July 2026 made it possible to prevent 291 cases of export of funds in excess of the norm, amounting to almost $180 million, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at parliamentary hearings in the Federation Council on the parameters of the draft federal budget of the Russian Federation for 2027–2029.

“Thanks to control over the export of cash currency, from April to July of this year, 291 cases of export of cash currency in the amount of almost $180 million were prevented,” he said.

Here, too, order is being established and discipline is being strengthened, the minister pointed out.

A ban on the export of cash foreign currency in excess of the equivalent of 10 thousand dollars was established in the spring of 2022.

Since the beginning of 2026, Russia has expanded a set of measures to control the export of cash currency and precious metals. The goals of these steps include combating the illegal withdrawal of capital, replenishing the budget and reducing the volume of shadow turnover.