The Swiss Government issued a statement saying that the Russian Central Bank had 7.4 billion Swiss franc (about S $ 11 billion) reserves and assets in Switzerland.
Reuters reported that the Swiss government pointed out in a statement on Wednesday (May 10) that since March 25, 2022, all transactions related to the Russian central bank and asset management have been banned, which meansRelated assets can no longer be used.
The Swiss National Economic Development Secretariat (SECO) pointed out that the above -mentioned Russian reserves and assets should be different from Russia's 7.5 billion Swiss francous funds and assets.Essence
A few days after the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, Switzerland officially requested banks to report information about target customers or enterprises.The statement on Wednesday emphasized that it will continue to report regular and quarterly for the reserves and assets of the Russian Bank of Russia.
TheStatement also mentioned that the European Union is discussing whether the assets of the Russian central bank should be used to rebuild Ukraine, and Switzerland pays "close attention."