Alexey Zabolotkin

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Alexey Zabotkin is a deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), actively involved in monetary policy communications and economic forecasting. He has commented on inflation trends, exchange rate dynamics, fiscal policy implications, and market developments such as fuel prices and their impact on inflation expectations. Zabotkin emphasized that current conditions do not necessitate immediate interest rate changes and dismissed the idea of a weak ruble benefiting the budget or freezing bank deposits as myths.

Recent coverage

• Central Bank expects restrained price growth after June surge — Коммерсантъ
• Putin: Key rate should fall given macroeconomic indicators — Вечерняя Москва
• Deputy Governor of the Central Bank: The Bank of Russia cannot 'close its eyes' to fuel prices — Фонтанка
• Zabotkin says the Central Bank cannot ignore fuel prices in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
• Central Bank promises not to ignore fuel prices — Коммерсантъ
• Zabotkin: The Central Bank will not turn a blind eye to fuel prices — Ведомости
• Central Bank cannot 'turn a blind eye' to fuel prices, regulator says — Вести
• Central Bank of Russia Will Not Ignore Fuel Prices and Inflation Expectations — Интерфакс
• Central Bank Officials Recommend Reading Memoirs of World Central Bank Heads — Коммерсантъ
• Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Zabortkin Dispels Myths About Weak Ruble Benefits for the Budget — Вести
• Central Bank sets the dollar exchange rate at 77.23 rubles — Ведомости
• Deputy Central Bank Governor Explains Why Lower Inflation Doesn't Pull Down Prices — Фонтанка
• Zabotkin calls claims of weak ruble's benefit to the budget a myth — Коммерсантъ
• Central Bank Officials Comment on Freeze of Russian Deposits — Фонтанка
• Central Bank Will Not Freeze Russian Deposits 'Under Any Circumstances' — Вечерняя Москва
• Zabotkin: Freezing Russian citizens' deposits is impossible under any circumstances — Ведомости
• Central Bank Allows for Zero Growth in Capital Investment in Russia in 2026 — Интерфакс
• Central Bank Rules Out Freezing Russian Deposits — Вести
• Zabotkin rules out freezing Russian deposits — Коммерсантъ
• Zabotkin calls the claim that a weak ruble benefits the budget a myth — Ведомости