In October, the vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Artur Muradyan, reported that Russian tourists are encountering problems exchanging old-style dollars abroad, in particular, in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
The situation was commented on by Nikita Kondratyev, head of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
His statement is quoted by MIA "Russia Today" .
Why don't they accept old dollars?
As Kondratyev explained, this situation is observed all over the world; old dollars are not accepted by anyone, not just Russians.
He noted that a number of Russian banks also do not accept old dollars.
According to a representative of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, banks are simply trying to protect themselves.
This is a trend all over the world, and it is not that someone is trying to infringe on Russian citizens, ” Kondratyev concluded.
