Soviets Raise Tourist Ruble Exchange Rate
Associated Press
MOSCOW —
The State Bank on Saturday announced a new tourist exchange rate, from 32 rubles to the dollar to 47.
In a one-line announcement in the newspaper Izvestia, the bank said the new rate will take effect Monday. The ruble is not traded on world currency markets, and the Soviet government sets various artificial rates for its value.
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