OREANDA-NEWS  The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, in connection with plans to change the base price of oil in the budget rule, will not conduct operations with currency and gold in March 2026, the volume of deferred purchase / sale of currency and gold upon resumption of operations will be adjusted taking into account the new base price of oil, the ministry said.

"Due to the planned changes in the base oil price parameter in the budget legislation, the Russian Ministry of Finance decided not to conduct transactions for the purchase/sale of foreign currency and gold on the domestic foreign exchange market within the framework of the budget rule in March 2026," the materials on the ministry's website say.