(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 30 - Among the Russian people sanctioned by the US but also by Great Britain for the annexations in the Donbass, the governor of the central bank Elvira Nabiullina stands out, considered by Washington "one of the most effective allies" of Vladimir Putin for the ability shown in keeping a the country's economy floats despite Western sanctions.
The American leaders, CNN reports, admit to dentistretti that Nabiullina, in office since 2013, has been able to guide the Russian economy well, as he had already demonstrated with the less severe sanctions for the annexation of Crimea.
This time, she, the ruler of the Central Bank of Moscow, she skillfully raised interest rates, imposed capital controls and looked for weak points and alternatives to survive a besieged economy.
"A good central bank executive can do things that keep the currency afloat," a senior US executive said shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"They have an excellent head of the Central Bank, we knew him then and we know now", he added after the first measures taken by Nabiullina.
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