Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year (cbsnews.com)

12 points by onesafari 4y ago ↗ HN

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With huge caveats.

Previously:

Russian Ruble Is World’s Best Currency This Year (bloomberg.com)

Submitted by prostoalex | 27 days ago | 43 points | 35 comments

For another perspective, here's the director of the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control.

Speaking to CNN, they said that Russia has "an experienced central banker who is making it look like the Russian economy is strong when it's not."