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Bank of Russia irks market over IMF investment

This has led to calls from local market participants that it should focus on strengthening its currency rather than pouring in huge sums to the fund.

Igor Souzdaltsev, president of ACI Russia, and project manager of Investsberbank in Moscow, said Russians do not understand why a poorer country such as Russia invested so much money into foreign currencies and securities.

He said given that the US – the richest country in the world – invested only $22 billion (11 times less), Russians find this a

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