MOSCOW - Russia's lower house of parliament passed a draft law that would give the banking sector a capital boost of up to 1 trillion roubles on Dec. 19, part of measures to shield banks from Western economic sanctions.
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Pedestrians walk past a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on Dec. 16, 2014.
