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Published: 26 March, 2009, 17:23

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TAGS: Currencies, Russia and the global economy, Budget, Economy

Amidst calls for a move away from the use of the U.S. dollar as an international reserve currency RT spoke with Elina Ribakova, Chief Economist at Citibank for her thoughts, and also the outlook for the Russian budget.

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