In October the Bank of Russia revealed a time frame for the roll out of the digital ruble, which forms part of a Bill that has been submitted to the State Duma. The mass rollout date is 1 July 2025. By that time the largest banks and retailers must support the central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked for a longer timescale of up to two years, similar to that provided to smaller retailers, the Izvestia newspaper reported.
The 1 July deadline applies to retailers with a turnover of more than 30 million rubles ($274,000). Those with incomes between 20 to 30 million rubles have one extra year, and smaller firms have two years.
The Ministry complained that there are still no rules for the operation and functioning of the digital ruble, so it doesn’t allow sufficient time for retailers to prepare and for adapting their point of sale software.
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