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How can you use “rubles” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The two greatest blunders of Russia's privatization plan: allowing banks to speculate with government rubles, and the sale of government utilities at bargain prices in rigged auctions.
To check this, the central bank has tripled interest rates and used hard currency reserves (now reduced to $10 billion in ready cash) to buy back rubles.
The NYT and LAT leads, which focus on the Russian economy, meet this challenge with the sprinkling of additional Econ 101 information required: jacked-up rates of return encourage investors to hold on to their rubles rather than selling them for dollars.
The NYT says a "fresh wave of panic" is hitting Russia's financial markets, with, both Times explain, the government trying to delay the scheduled repayment of its debt, and the banks furiously dumping rubles for dollars.
The government worries that foreign investors, anxious to unload their rubles, will force a devaluation of the currency.
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