MOSCOW - The Russian government said on Dec. 23 that it was forcing five major state-controlled exporters, including the publicly traded energy behemoths Gazprom and Rosneft, to limit their foreign currency holdings to help prop up the ruble.
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New York Times: As ruble falters, Russia forces exporters to reduce foreign currency
Russia's Communist Party supporters take part in rally against ruble fall in exchange in front of the headquarters of the government in central Moscow on Dec. 22, 2014.