Russia’s finance ministry has been discussing with its Chinese counterparts the possibility of taking out loans in yuan, but there has been no decision yet, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told RIA agency in remarks published on February 26.

“Negotiations with Chinese partners have been going on for a long time. So far there is no decision,” Mr. Siluanov told the state RIA news agency. “We discussed this topic at the end of last year at the inter-ministerial dialogue.”