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for technology that moves you forward, trust cdw amplified services >>> welcome back with the u.s.kpile of gold and foreign cash to support his nation's economy robert franks has the story. >> good morning, david you can't call it russia's financial shield, after the sanctions in 2014, russia has quietly building a new financial system that relying more on the euro and gold. the currency reserves totalling over $630 billion, another two years of exports or pay off the entire external debt experts say they could easily fund banks and oligarch foss several months even during the toughest months of sanctioning, a current account surplus and oil closes in on $100 a barrel russian officials say the sanctioning will be unpleasant, but fundamentally change nothing. the 2014 sanctioning now regarded as a policy failure, because the russians simply found new way to hide and fund their debt, foreign investors used to other than more than half of russian bonds. now it's less than 20%, they imported 5 billion in additional foreign bank notes they are ready if oil stays over $90 a barrel, russi

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