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Russian minister highlights difficulties in establishing depository links with China

Once depository links between the two countries are established, it will make it easier for investors in both countries to move money and invest in each other’s markets, Anton Siluanov noted

MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russia is working to establish depository links with China, but it continues to be slow going along these lines, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RBC TV channel.

"Well, we are still in the process of establishing depository links with Chinese partners. It’s been a grind," he said.

Once depository links between the two countries are established, it will make it easier for investors in both countries to move money and invest in each other’s markets, the minister noted.

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