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title: "Russia calls temporary halt to gasoline, diesel fuel exports"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/21485/russia-calls-temporary-halt-to-gasoline-diesel-fuel-exports
published: 2023-09-23T10:58:09Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Russia calls temporary halt to gasoline, diesel fuel exports

> Russia on Thursday announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilize rising domestic prices and improve the country’s fuel supply, AP reports.

Russia on Thursday announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilize rising domestic prices and improve the country’s fuel supply, AP reports.

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The government decree said the restrictions would be temporary but did not give a date for them ending.
The move was expected to lead to increased fuel prices on the world market.

Russia’s exports of diesel fuel are estimated at about 900,000 barrels a day and the country has exported 60,000-100,000 barrels of gasoline daily, state news agency Tass reported.

Tass said domestic fuel prices dropped by about 4% after the ban was announced.

The ban will not apply to other countries in the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union trading bloc — Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.