Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bozhechkova Alexandra Author-Name-First: Alexandra Author-Name-Last: Bozhechkova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Trunin Pavel Author-Name-First: Pavel Author-Name-Last: Trunin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Knobel Alexander Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Knobel Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Russia’s Monetary Policy in 2022 Abstract: In  2022,  the  Russian  economy  experienced  a  profound  negative  shock associated  with  the  imposition  of  sanctions  against  Russia  by  a  number  of developed countries, including the freeze of the Bank of Russia’s international reserve assets, Russian banks being cut out of international payment systems, restrictions on imports of Russian goods and services and exports of technologies to Russia, and some other measures. The shock gave rise to pronounced instability in Russia’s financial market and forced the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to sharply tighten its monetary policy in order to prevent the outflow of funds from the banking system. Classification-JEL: E31, E43, E44, E51, E52, E58 Keywords: Russian economy, monetary policy, money market, exchange rate, inflation, balance of payments, fiscal policy Creation-Date: 2023 Revision-Date: 2023 Length: 18 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2023-1273.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2023 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2023-1273