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Gref Says Swiss Swedish and Norwegian Currencies Most Reliable

By The Moscow Times
Sberbank chief executive German Gref Igor Tabakov / MT

The most reliable international currencies are Swiss francs, Norwegian kroner and Swedish kronor, but Russians should keep their savings in rubles, said Sberbank chief executive German Gref at the Gaidar Forum in Moscow on Wednesday.

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