The central bank will consider the possibility of charging interest on accounts in digital rubles.
The Bank of Russia follows global trends and is ready to consider the issue of accruing interest on accounts opened in digital rubles, Central Bank Deputy Chairwoman Zolfia Kakhromnova said at the Federation Council. "As for the possibility of accumulation, the digital ruble is a means of payment, we immediately considered it only for settlements, but we are looking at global trends and only recently we thought that it might make sense to think about accumulating interest on accounts, because China is already moving in this direction.