Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate to 84.54 rubles for August 15-17

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 14, 2026 · 89 words

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What to know about Bank of Russia raises dollar exchange rate to 84.54 rubles for August 15-17

The Bank of Russia has announced the official exchange rates for the US dollar, euro, and Chinese yuan for the period of August 15-17, 2026. The report notes that both the dollar and euro have reached their highest levels since March 2026.

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What happened

The Bank of Russia has set the official dollar exchange rate at 84.5449 rubles for August 15-17, 2026, which is 73.91 kopecks higher than the previous indicator.

Why it matters

The dollar surpassed 84 rubles for the first time since March 20, 2026.

Common ground

The official euro exchange rate has been raised by 76.03 kopecks to 97.5141 rubles.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Bank of Russia has set the official dollar exchange rate at 84.5449 rubles for August 15-17, 2026”

CORROBORATED

The claim is explicitly confirmed by two independent web sources: one specifically citing the CBR rate for August 17, 2026, as 84.5449, and a TASS report stating the Bank of Russia set the rate at 84.5449 for August 15-17, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian financial crisis (also called the ruble crisis or the Russian flu) began in Russia on 17 August 1998. It resulted in the Russian government and the Russian Central Bank devaluing the ruble…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — VTB Bank (Russian: Банк ВТБ; formerly known as Vneshtorgbank, Внешторгбанк, lit. 'International Trade Bank') is a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal districts of Russia…
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Claim 2: “The official euro exchange rate has been raised by 76.03 kopecks to 97.5141 rubles”

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The claim that the euro rate was raised by 76.03 kopecks to 97.5141 rubles is confirmed by both TASS and another independent web search result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JSC Post Bank (Pochta Bank pronunciation; Russian: АО «Почта Банк») was a Russian consumer bank founded on January 28, 2016, and obtained a license from the Central Bank of Russia for banking operatio…
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Claim 3: “The European currency rose above 97 rubles for the first time since March 21 of this year”

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One source claims the euro rose above 97 rubles for the first time since March 21, 2026. However, a TASS report states the euro is above 97 rubles for the first time since March 29, 2022. These dates directly contradict each other.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Roaming Regulation 2022 ((EU) 2022/612) bans roaming charges (Eurotariff) within the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein…
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Claim 4: “which is 73.91 kopecks higher than the previous indicator”

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Two independent sources (TASS and another web search result) explicitly state that the rate of 84.5449 rubles is an increase of 73.91 kopecks over the previous indicator.

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Claim 5: “The official yuan exchange rate has been raised by 6.14 kopecks to 12.4789 rubles”

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While the evidence provided contains reports on the USD and EUR rates for the specified period, none of the provided evidence mentions the official Yuan (CNY) exchange rate or its increase of 6.14 kopecks to 12.4789 rubles.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Central Bank set the dollar exchange rate at 84.5449 rubles, an increase of 73.91 kopecks over the previous official rate, which reflects the decline in the value of the ruble against the US curre…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Bank of Russia has set the official dollar exchange rate at 84.5449 rubles for August 15-17, 2026, which is 73.91 kopecks higher than the previous indicator.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has set from 29.08.2026 the following exchange rates of foreign currencies against the ruble without assuming any liability to buy or sell foreign currency a…
https://cbr.ru/eng/currency_base/daily/

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Claim 6: “The dollar surpassed 84 rubles for the first time since March 20, 2026”

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Only one web search result explicitly mentions that the dollar surpassed 84 rubles for the first time since March 20, 2026. Other sources confirm the current rate but not the historical milestone date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX, or, informally, the "Dixie") is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a …
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