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Re:1.0 USD = 158.3 Rub by Aulig on Monday March 07, 2022 @12:31PM (#30590713)
Why would there be a black market? Is it because the average Russian citizen can't get access to a service such as Wise to exchange currency?
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Re:1.0 USD = 158.3 Rub by sgjohnson on Monday March 07, 2022 @12:37PM (#30590819)
Because access to foreign currencies is quite limited in Russia right now.

$1 in cash is worth more than $1 in your Russian bank account.

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