# Up to 70% of Russia’s import payments handled outside banking system through intermediaries

https://mins.news/en/item/111644

- TASS, 2026-10-22 18:49 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2206513

> Russian companies route as much as 60-70% of import payments outside the banking system through intermediaries, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Vice President Alexander Murychev said at a forum in St. Petersburg. He said businesses need a systemic solution and cited domestic payment infrastructure and barter arrangements among the priorities.