Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the government, where economic issues were discussed, including reducing inflation and a possible cut in the key interest rate. Neither the head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, nor her deputies attended the meeting, the agency indicated.
At the same time, the head of the central bank was present at previous meetings on the economy. The agency reported that she missed only one meeting on May 5, when she was replaced by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin.
Nabiulina has not been in public for about a week. On June 4, she was supposed to speak at one of the key sessions of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, but her name disappeared from the list of speakers. Then it became known that she would miss the conference of the National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR) on June 9. The press service of the Central Bank reports Nabiulina’s absence from the events He explained Because she is on sick leave.
In June 2027, Nabiullina’s term as head of the Central Bank ends. This is her third and final term. The Bell newspaper wrote that three candidates are currently being considered to replace her: Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin, Promsviyazbank President Pyotr Fradkov and VTB President Andrei Kostin. The publication noted that the decision on who will be appointed to this position will be made by only one person – Vladimir Putin.